An Analysis of the Makkah Defense Pact
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.”
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in an interview with France 24 Español, explained Iran’s approach to the Gaza war and outlined the region’s future after this bitter historical event.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: The Israeli regime is not only an apartheid regime but also a child-killing regime, which is committing genocide by continuing its war crimes in Gaza.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations explained the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Caucasus crisis and clarified that Iran does not tolerate any change of the current borders in the region.
Strategic Council Online: Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: Apparently, the US sanctions rules have excluded medicine and food, but in reality and practice, the US Treasury creates such complications that the sellers of those items have given them up as a bad job and ignore transactions with Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said: We need to have a “Strong Region” comprised of “Strong Actors.” Our security and economy depend on the strength of each of us and the strength of the entire region.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the international conference of “the Geometry of the New World Order,” held at the High National Defense University, emphasized that the smart combination of hard, semi-hard, and soft powers, determines the position of a country in the New World Order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In December, a several-day joint conference was held in Washington with the participation of 49 African countries. The purpose of this conference was to discuss common priorities as well as how to develop relations between the United States and African countries.
Hossein Sayyahi- Researcher on international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US military budget for 2023 with an “unprecedented” figure of 858 billion dollars, which is 80 billion dollars more than this year’s military budget, was approved by the Senate with 83 votes in favor and 11 votes against. This issue has faced many criticisms within the United States.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The war in Ukraine is going against the goals, interests and perspectives of the foreign policy of the United States, NATO and European allies. In the past ten months, the Americans have taken several actions in the form of military-intelligence assistance, political, diplomatic and international movements, economic sanctions, etc., with “tactical goals” based on defeating, weakening or grounding Russia, but they have not achieved desirable and real results in this field.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional issues
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.