SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the United States repeatedly prevented and vetoed resolutions proposed by countries such as Brazil, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in recent weeks, which called for the cessation of hostilities to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly, at the suggestion of the Arab countries and based on the “Unity for Peace” Resolution, decided to convene an “Emergency Special Session” on the Gaza war.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
The brutal attacks of the Zionist regime’s fighters against the people of Gaza and the killing of innocent people recently have been met with various reactions and sometimes condemnation of some political leaders, as well as public protests in Turkey.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Crimes of the Zionist regime against the people of Gaza are continued. In a recent criminal act, the fighters of that regime razed a hospital in Gaza where, in addition to the sick and injured people, ordinary citizens and civilians were sheltering.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime’s attempt to make the Al-Aqsa Storm operation look illegitimate and thus legitimize its war crimes, bombing hospitals and residential areas, and its genocidal disaster in Gaza, is a “futile and useless” attempt.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs stated that due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Palestine, the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will be suspended and seriously challenged, adding: In this situation, with an increase of conflicts and human casualties, considering the sensitivity of public opinion, in the short term, less governments in the region will dare to raise the issue of normalization.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Yemen issues said that conducting negotiations between Yemeni political groups will be a big part of Ansarollah’s problems and Yemen’s problems. Despite the influence of regional and international powers, these negotiations seem to be unsuccessful because they are trying to institutionalize the internal crisis in Yemen.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?