SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent joint naval exercise between the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf once again put the issue of the future stability and security of the region in the spotlight.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Indian subcontinent affairs believes that New Delhi is worried about the severe economic challenges caused by the war in Ukraine for India’s interests and national security and, at the same time, Russia considers India’s non-joining to international sanctions against Moscow as a political opportunity with regard to the US failure and at the same time economically in terms of weakening effects of the sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A scientific board member of Allameh Tabataba’i University stated that analyses indicate the Russian economy will be 10% smaller in the first year of sanctions. She said:” We have witnessed the toughest sanctions imposed upon Russia since February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. More than 11000 real persons have been subjected to these sanctions.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Difficult situations in the region, Ukraine events, the new round of tensions with Greece, the revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, and making effort for rapprochement with the Zionist regime have preoccupied Ankara more than ever in the past. Within the past few weeks, efforts made by Sweden and Finland to join NATO and Ankara’s opposition in this respect turned to become one of the main topics of Turkish diplomacy. In such an atmosphere, it is routine to witness repeated protests as well as the turning up of Ankara’s opposition voice as the constant method of Turks to take concession in the diplomacy field.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs said: Saudi Arabia is facing many challenges to establish relations with the Zionist regime, including dissatisfaction of the public opinion; therefore, by putting forward such an agenda, Mohammed bin Salman is only seeking the so-called concessions from the United States and wants to try to possibly resolve the issues he has with the US from a position of power during Biden’s trip to the region.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert of subcontinent affairs, referring to the virtual meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members of BRICS and remarks by Chinese President who said the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and the efforts of some countries to maintain their political and military power, said that in order to better understand the effects and results of the BRICS summit, we must understand the macro trend in the field of international politics, which is the decline of the United States as the hegemon of the unipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US President Joe Biden in his first trip to West Asia will visit the Occupied Palestine and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. Attending the meeting of heads of state of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which Egypt, Jordan and Iraq will also participate, is one of Biden’s plans in his tour of the region.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Strategic Studies stated that Europe was one of the main losers of war in Ukraine. He said:” at least in short term, Europe’s economy will pay more prices, and the rising inflation trend followed by recession already in place, will impress global economy including oil-based economies as well as developing countries”.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began for the first time in March 2021 with the aim of easing tensions in bilateral relations, are continuing. So far, five rounds of the Tehran-Riyadh political dialogue have been hosted by the Iraqi government in Baghdad. Although the negotiations have not yet led to tangible results, the parties have assessed the atmosphere of the negotiations as positive and forward-looking in their positions.
Hamid Khoshayand-Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the US affairs, commenting on China’s security agreement with the Solomon Islands, said: Security agreement between the presidents of the Solomon Islands and China, which was signed on April 19 was a strategic agreement between Beijing as a major world power and a small island nation that would undoubtedly have global consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?