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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

Science & Culture

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

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Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

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Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

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2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

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Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Science & Culture

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

Sinopharm vaccine approval by the WHO; a step for breaking the monopoly of the West

2021/05/28

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A university professor, while referring to the monopoly and profiteering aspects of some Western companies and countries especially the Europeans particularly in the production and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines and related discriminations, said multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeking to preserve the current monopoly in manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine however with the continuation of pressures by developing states against the intellectual property law, they may be able to produce their own national vaccines.

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

Discrimination and Violation of Human Rights and Secularism in France

2021/05/22

Strategic Council Online – Simultaneously with further prevalence of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, the French Senate is pursuing ratification of a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 18 to force them not to wear the hijab or headscarf.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – researcher on international law

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

Messages of a Poll/ Analysis of Iranians Opposition to Missile Negotiations

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online – An international affairs expert, referring to the results of a Canadian institute’s poll on views of the Iranians over certain foreign policy issues, as well as nuclear talks and the need to discuss its missile capability, stressed: Iranians are aware that no country in the present world can negotiate, make concessions, or accept imposed conditions on the means and power of its defense.

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

US strategy to enhance its “soft influence” in Iraq

2021/04/23

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: In recent years, Americans have devised and enforced numerous programs and measures to expand and deepen their “software influence” in Iraq. That the US government, in the new round of “security talks” with Baghdad last summer, raised cultural and educational issues and topics related to the youth and families, and describe them as one of the key security talks with Iraq, suggests that the US administration is expanding its “soft and cultural influence” in Iraq in parallel with reducing or managing its military and hardware presence.
Hamid Khoshayand—International affairs analyst

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

The role of Norooz civilizational domain in advancing foreign policy

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Under the present global economic and political circumstances, the role of cultural and public diplomacy is very significant as a chain which links diplomatic relations. Cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy are the cornerstone and a proper ground for the advancement of foreign policy and Norooz here can play a significant role as an important global event.
Mirqasem Momeni—Managing Director of Cheshm Andaz Abrar Novin Institute

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021/02/24

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

Head of Scientific and Cultural Council of the SCFR: Commemoration of General Soleimani Held beyond the Expectations/Strategic capacity created by this martyrdom for the Islamic Ummah

2021/01/16

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A member of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the extensive participation of people in other countries in the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani was extraordinary and unanticipated, adding that such magnificent function demonstrated that there is serious support by Muslims for the resistance movement while Takfiri ideology is largely rejected by the Muslim community.

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

New UAE Betrayal of Palestinian Cause under Cultural Disguise

2021/01/09

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asia affairs said that a big part of the tourist travels of the Zionists to the United Arab Emirates, as well as holding Jewish festivities in Abu Dhabi, are a covering for espionage activities, adding: The Emiratis, by resorting to such measures, are trying to make the discussion over disclosure of their relations with the Zionist regime look normal at social levels.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

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2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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