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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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NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

2023/11/28

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

2023/11/25

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

Irresolvable China-US Differences

Irresolvable China-US Differences

2023/11/16

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

2023/11/07

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia and Caucasus affairs, saying that Russia does not accept the performance of Pashinyan’s government and will not take the measures that are expected to support his government, emphasized Tensions in the relations between Moscow and Yerevan are not long-term and Russia is waiting for the changes it expects to be made in the next Armenian elections and in the management of that country a new team to come to power, which, if it does not have a close relationship with Russia, at least will not be a supporter of the West. Now, Russia is trying to work with Pashinyan’s opposition factions in Armenia.

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

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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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NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

2023/11/28

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

2023/11/25

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

Irresolvable China-US Differences

Irresolvable China-US Differences

2023/11/16

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

2023/11/07

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia and Caucasus affairs, saying that Russia does not accept the performance of Pashinyan’s government and will not take the measures that are expected to support his government, emphasized Tensions in the relations between Moscow and Yerevan are not long-term and Russia is waiting for the changes it expects to be made in the next Armenian elections and in the management of that country a new team to come to power, which, if it does not have a close relationship with Russia, at least will not be a supporter of the West. Now, Russia is trying to work with Pashinyan’s opposition factions in Armenia.

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

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NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

2023/11/28

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

2023/11/25

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

Irresolvable China-US Differences

Irresolvable China-US Differences

2023/11/16

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

2023/11/07

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia and Caucasus affairs, saying that Russia does not accept the performance of Pashinyan’s government and will not take the measures that are expected to support his government, emphasized Tensions in the relations between Moscow and Yerevan are not long-term and Russia is waiting for the changes it expects to be made in the next Armenian elections and in the management of that country a new team to come to power, which, if it does not have a close relationship with Russia, at least will not be a supporter of the West. Now, Russia is trying to work with Pashinyan’s opposition factions in Armenia.

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

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Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

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2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

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Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

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Irresolvable China-US Differences

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

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Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

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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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NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

2023/11/28

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

2023/11/25

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

Irresolvable China-US Differences

Irresolvable China-US Differences

2023/11/16

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

2023/11/07

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia and Caucasus affairs, saying that Russia does not accept the performance of Pashinyan’s government and will not take the measures that are expected to support his government, emphasized Tensions in the relations between Moscow and Yerevan are not long-term and Russia is waiting for the changes it expects to be made in the next Armenian elections and in the management of that country a new team to come to power, which, if it does not have a close relationship with Russia, at least will not be a supporter of the West. Now, Russia is trying to work with Pashinyan’s opposition factions in Armenia.

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

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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NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

NATO’s Ambiguous Mission in Iraq New Plan for Socio-Cultural Influence

2023/11/28

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

France vs. Baku and Ankara in the Caucasus

2023/11/25

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations university professor stated that Paris is trying not to allow the situation in the Caucasus to progress as desired by the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey and hopes the situation can be shaped as much as possible in line with French interests through military assistance, adding: France, after Russia, is the second largest foreign investor in Armenia since 2016. This country is trying to create a rift between Armenia and Russia by strengthening ties with Armenia. France’s military support to Armenia is an important and new development that we are witnessing after the weakening of Russia’s position in Armenia.

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

France’s miscalculation to confront the resistance force in Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

Al-Aqsa Storm, Defeat of Misconceptions of Arab States about Normalization

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

Joint Plan by West & Israel to Destroy Gaza

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

Danger of World Powers’ Regression in Control of Nuclear Weapons

2023/11/21

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.

Irresolvable China-US Differences

Irresolvable China-US Differences

2023/11/16

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

Russia waits for subsequent elections in Armenia

2023/11/07

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia and Caucasus affairs, saying that Russia does not accept the performance of Pashinyan’s government and will not take the measures that are expected to support his government, emphasized Tensions in the relations between Moscow and Yerevan are not long-term and Russia is waiting for the changes it expects to be made in the next Armenian elections and in the management of that country a new team to come to power, which, if it does not have a close relationship with Russia, at least will not be a supporter of the West. Now, Russia is trying to work with Pashinyan’s opposition factions in Armenia.

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

Economic-Commercial Cooperation; Focus of China-Russia Relations

2023/10/29

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

Strategic Importance of Establishing Iran’s Permanent Scientific Base at the South Pole

2023/10/22

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Commander of the Strategic Navy of the Army emphasized that Iran’s presence at the South Pole, in addition to increasing its geopolitical weight, also brings deterrent power, adding: Now the people and the scientific community have the demand that in the South Pole we use our property and rights, and due to the existence of the necessary capacities, this measure has been put on the agenda.

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

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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