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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Financial Action Task Force, FATF, announced on Friday, February 23, that the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran remains on the “blacklist” of this international organization. A decision that was not unexpected for the authorities of our country. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, one day before the release of the FATF statement, due to the current sanctions, Iran is looking for its own FATF, as it uses other tools instead of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). On this basis, it seems that while the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon were removed from the “Grey List” of FATF in the previous reviews in June 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to be exempted from the blacklist. But what kind of organization is FATF, and why are some in Iran against joining it? And what is the way out of this situation?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Munich Security Conference, which started its activity during the Cold War, is known as one of the unofficial authorities in the world and an institution for dialogue and exchange of views on security issues and international security policies.
Mohsen Sharif Khodaei – International Relations Analyst
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On February 12, the South African government once again appealed to The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand the indication of new measures in light of statements made by the Israeli prime minister’s office on the necessity of a military incursion into the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip and in light of subsequent operations conducted thereafter.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The recent provisional order indicated by the International Court of Justice on the “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – if used astutely – could constitute a “turning point” in the struggle of civil advocates and governments committed to the Palestinian cause. Before this decision, two other significant legal instruments had been produced at the highest levels of the United Nations concerning Israel, but unfortunately – despite their remarkable potential – neither was adequately exploited by pro-Palestine governments – including the “Palestinian Authority” – due to lassitude in some instances, unwarranted prudence in others, or even the fear that engaging the Israeli regime in any manner on a formal stage could wrongly be construed as its “recognition.”
Reza Nasri – International Jurist
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: While the Gaza crisis and Israel’s inhuman behavior in dealing with the people of the Strip cast a shadow over all international issues and has become the biggest challenge facing the world community, the type and nature of America’s relationship with the Israeli regime and the impact of its actions on the global level and in different regions have also made the upcoming US elections a key and important issue in 2024.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – university professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.