Reasons for the Ineffectiveness of Trump’s “Economic War” against Iran
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
Strategic Council Online: The trade war between China and the United States has been turned into a full-fledged dispute over the past several months; in recent weeks, the two sides have done everything in their power to push through the trenches to advance in this economic war.
Hamideh Safamanesh -International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: The biggest challenge facing Boris Johnson after winning the British Prime Ministerial competition and inauguration of the government is to resolve the electoral dilemma that led to Theresa May’s resignation.
Zahra Rezaie – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs
Strategic Council Online: It would be an important step if Pakistan succeeds in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with the Central Government. The Taliban still do not recognize the government of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah and believe that the government should step down first and then discuss the elections.
Pir Mohammad Molazehi – Afghanistan expert
Strategic Council Online: On February 2, 2019, the United States citing a withdrawal clause, announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in six months. The deadline expired on August 2, and Washington by pulling out of the treaty caused its collapse.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini – International Law Researcher
Strategic Council Online: After the seizure of the British oil tanker both the US and Britain are seeking a way to protect ships and commercial oil tankers and are after consensus and drafting supporters.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.