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 – Interview – A European affairs analyst says that with Sweden joining NATO, the United States could deploy long-range bombers in the country and target Vladivostok, the farthest city of Russia on the border with China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East issues said: The formation of an independent Palestinian state should guarantee full independence and the future status of the state. The Palestinian nation will never accept a state-state solution without enjoying independence, military forces, and territorial integrity.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A European affairs expert said that the European Union is trying to get Hungary’s consent in every possible way to provide financial aid to Ukraine from the European Union, so the release of 10 billion euros of the blocked budget of Hungary last year is justified.
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 – Interview: A former Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister says it is unlikely for the Turkish government to put all its eggs in the basket of the West and NATO and jeopardize its relations with Russia at a time when Russia is involved in the Ukraine war and has close relations with Ankara. It should be seen what kind of a deal Turkey has made to persuade it to vote for Sweden’s membership in NATO.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
Strategic Council Online – Note: While the withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq and the dismantling of its military bases is one of the “serious demands” in Iraq, some sources state that the US administration is trying to strengthen its military presence in Iraq.
Barsam Mohammadi – regional issues expert
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The hearing of South Africa’s complaint against the Zionist regime was held at the International Court of Justice while the genocide and war crimes committed by the occupying regime of Jerusalem are still continuing in the Gaza Strip and every day the number of Palestinian Martyrs is increasing.