SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.
Strategic Council online – Less than three months have passed since the historic summit of the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took place on Sentosa Island in Singapore and yet the talks have more or less stopped as the two sides have a series of expectations from each other that have not been met.
Strategic Council online – Although several months prior to the Pakistani parliamentary elections, it was anticipated that the two powerful parties of Pakistan, People Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Muslim League-Nawaz (MLN) headed by Shahbaz Sharif will not win the elections, but it was hardly believed that a third trend will emerge in Pakistani political arena.
Strategic Council Online: Iran’s principled policy is to maintain stability and security in Afghanistan. Any destabilizing move is undesirable and condemned by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: Evidences suggest that US President Donald Trump does not intend to stop the trade war and that the European Union’s attempt to keep Iran in JCPOA has added a new dimension to this war, as Trump has stated that other countries must either have commercial ties with Iran or with the US.
Strategic Council Online: A consolidated European Union can provide opportunities for Iran in an era of confrontation with US President Donald Trump, though EU’s coherence and convergence are vulnerable with the increasing power of the extreme right in some EU member states.
Strategic Council Online: The United States president Donald Trump pursues both political and economic goals by pushing for a trade war.
Strategic Council Online: As Iran’s international engagement with the West gets complicated, the eastward approach of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been highlighted more than before.
By Abdollah Farajirad Strategic Council Online-Sanctions are used as a tool or effort for imposing pressure on a country or countries with the goal of forcing them to show specific behavior. The sanctions under UN Security Council can naturally make many...
Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the recent meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, American diplomacy is experiencing an unprecedented breakthrough revealing that certain statements by the American president is purely diplomatic bluffing.
Vali Koozeh-Gar Kaleji*
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – 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.