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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs, stating that the Zionist regime by entering Al-Aqsa Mosque seeks to change the Islamic nature and legal and historical status of the mosque, said: Such measures will pave the way for new plans by the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Given the socio-political structure of Saudi Arabia, from the US point of view, relations with that country are formed and maintained as an alliance based on coercion and geopolitical interests rather than on the basis of values and interests.
Pouria Nabipour – PhD in political science and international relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Persian Gulf littoral states that had already recalled their diplomatic envoys from Beirut because of the tension in their relations, have recently reported their ambassadors return to the country. In this respect, Saudi Arabia was pioneer and has resumed the activity of its Embassy in Beirut as of April 13, 2022.
Barssam Mohammadi, Expert of the Regional Affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Establishment of relations between Morocco and the Zionist regime and signing of a security-military agreement between Rabat and Tel Aviv sparked anger of the Algerian government officials to the extent that political relations between the two neighboring countries were completely severed.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on the Middle East affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the West’s economic and diplomatic war with Russia said: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not limited to a two-party field battle, and the widespread expulsion of Russian diplomats from most European countries shows that European governments, along with the United States, have reached a consensus on continuing political and economic pressure on Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Technology Studies Institute affiliated to the Presidency stated that after of imposition of extensive sanctions against Russia, the gap already existed between the East and the West will be further widened and international cooperation will be weakened. He said:” although the Russian economy will be weakened, but after the imposition of such a broad range of sanctions, the West will practically drive Russia closer to China. From this point of view and at strategic level, the recent developments have also been proceeded to the detriment of the U.S. and the West”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs said that formation and establishment of a new government in Pakistan will have significant consequences at the local and regional levels, adding: Shehbaz Sharif coalition is expected to include leftists as well as religious extremists. In case of presence of extremists in the coalition, we will be witness to more religious extremists gaining power and escalation of their extremist measures, including terrorist acts.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The jihadi operations of the Palestinian martyrdom-seeking forces living in the Jenin camp, which was carried out in response to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s crimes in recent weeks, has not only killed and injured dozens of Zionists, but also entered the Occupied Territories into a new round of field, security and political developments.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Yemeni fugitive President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who according to some media sources is under house arrest by the Saud family in Riyadh, recently fired his deputy, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and handed over his power to an institution called the Presiding Leadership Council. He announced that the council, chaired by Rashad Mohammad Al-Alimi and with seven other members, would take over all the powers of the president and his deputy.
Kamran Karami—Researcher of the Arab Peninsula affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of the Zionist regime issues, referring to the recent poll by the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan on the basis of which 46 percent of the people of Jordan consider Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab world, says given this view of the Jordanian people, the possibility of developing relations between Tel Aviv and Amman is very limited and almost impossible.
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?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.