SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The former Iranian ambassador to France says now, due to the clarification of the terrorist actions and plans of the MKO and their cyberattacks, the government of Albania is expected to cooperate with Iran in extraditing their leaders through the Interpol, and added: In recent years, Albania has been the main loser in hosting the Munafiqeen and it is regrettable that Tirana accepted hosting that terrorist group under the influence of the US pressure, enticement, and indoctrination; but it seems that the Albanian government as finally conclude that this decision was wrong and that it has lost good opportunities for cooperation with Iran due to the many problems that were created for that country by accepting the Munafiqeen after they were expelled from Iraq.
Requirements for Iran’s Positioning in New World Order
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In recent years, the discussion of changes in the world order, the conditions and reasons for this, and its requirements for different countries has become one of the serious topics in the field of foreign policy studies and international relations. Such changes include political, economic, and cultural areas at the global level, which cause changes in the way countries interact with each other, as well as changes in the way international conflicts are resolved. But what are the signs of this change in the international political order? And how can one successfully get the right place in this new order?
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The stand of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution regarding welcoming Egypt’s desire to resume relations is a valuable opportunity that can speed up the process of improving relations between the two countries.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Balkan affairs says that the West is trying to focus all its power on the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine and, by managing the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, prevent the opening of a new case, especially with a military-security nature in Europe, added: The recent tensions showed that the nation-state building process in Kosovo has a long way to go.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah had two “main differences” from previous meetings; first, the presence of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and second, the speech delivered by Ukrainian President Zelensky at the Summit.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.