SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs, saying that many groups and political parties and decision-makers in Iraq’s foreign policy believe that military cooperation with NATO should be expanded, noted: Joint military cooperation of Western countries, such as France, Britain and the US with some regional players such as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and some countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are increasing and joint naval and air exercises in the Red Sea and other places have become more prominent. NATO follows a model in which expansion of its presence in the West Asian region is one of its components, which will entail its own risks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the official positions of the Zionist regime, the fact that Israel limits itself to humanitarian aid to Ukraine and refuses to provide military aid to that country and has not allowed weapons containing Israeli parts to Ukraine by third countries, has been repeated many times. Regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen emphasizes that ‘humanitarian aid will be maintained. We will definitely take one measure, we will have less public words and we will prepare a report containing recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the cabinet ministers so that appropriate policies can be set; in any case we will continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine’.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs says sending German tanks to Ukraine will give Kiev the upper hand in the war and will escalate the conflict by Putin, as well as the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, noted: The delivery of Leopard tanks is considered as important when the American Abrams and Challenger tanks are also mentioned. This combination can be a significant and powerful combination for Kiev and even military experts.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs emphasized that the interventionist meeting in Paris about Lebanon could not reach a conclusion due to the many contradictions in the point of view of members participating in the meeting, adding: Transregional countries are unable to solve the political crisis in Lebanon, but they refuse to admit it.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on energy economy, referring to the media and political space-making by Europe and Baku regarding Azerbaijan’s gas reserves, noted: Considering the issues of the Caucasus region and efforts we are witnessing being made by foreign players to increase the presence and role-playing in it, Baku tries to demonstrate itself as an important and decisive player.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said: With the entry of the Chinese balloon into the American sky, Washington is trying to use this excuse to make China look like a bigger threat to the public opinion of its society and the world community.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saying that the main difference between the two main parties of the Kurdistan Region is rooted in their power-seeking desire and the extent of their political domination, adding: Disputes such as the budget and control over disputed areas are the main difference the two main parties of Kurdistan have with the central government in Baghdad, and such deep differences do not seem to be easily resolved.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Asia affairs, stating that the recent evidence shows the deepening of Pakistan’s relations with Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, focusing on economic assistance in exchange for military aid, said: The Middle East region is witnessing a new security order and needs to strengthen itself more in terms of military, and the view of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf towards the East and Pakistan can be evaluated in this regard.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs commenting on the decision of the European Union to send about 100 police officers to Armenia to monitor the ceasefire on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, which has been violated many times before, said the decision may be more symbolic, but definitely it was taken with an aim of a stronger and more effective presence of the European Union in the Caucasus region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A former Iranian diplomat said that currently Indians have a superior position and the upper hand against Pakistan and in response to Islamabad request for reconciliation, set conditions and terms. He added: Due to internal problems, now the relations with India and the issue of Kashmir is out of Pakistan’s priority and their main problem is the terrorist and extremist groups that threaten the Islamabad government in Pakistan. The government of Pakistan is interested in creating peace on the Kashmir front so that it can better deal with its internal problems.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.