SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs said that after Russia’s recent military conflict with the Wagner Group and with the concerns that have arisen in Moscow about relying on private military contractors, conditions for Russia in the war will become more difficult and complicated, adding: The Russian government, which was previously worried about the Outbreak of a tsunami of political and economic crisis, now has concerns about a rebellion and a similar military crisis, and should seek more measures to deal with any kind of similar political or military crisis.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Showing NATO’s unity in the face of aggression and strengthening deterrence was one of the most important targets of NATO’s most significant air exercise, said an expert on international affairs, adding: Europe may be able to stand against Russia in the short term, but in the end, the territorial connection between Europe and Russia and mutual needs, in the long run, make European countries unable to form a united front against Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former director general of the Middle East and North Africa Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Chinese have entered the Middle East equations more seriously and are trying to repeat their successful experience mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In a joint op-ed for the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations website, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the SCFR, and Nematollah Mozaffarpour, researcher of Political Thought and Diplomacy, reject the use of force in international relations and stress the need for safeguarding the territorial integrity of countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Competition among great powers is no longer solely about oil; rather, control over rare minerals has now become the most important geopolitical arena for the global economy and technology.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The confrontation between Iran and the West has moved beyond traditional military arenas and now continues in the realm of perception, data, and artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s display of power in the recent imposed war and Washington’s turning away from its traditional allies have pushed Persian Gulf countries toward new partners in the East.
SCFR Online–Opinion: By providing an extensive network of social, healthcare, educational, and post-war reconstruction services, Hezbollah has established a strong social base for itself among Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis, and even beyond that, among other segments of Lebanese society, including Christians. Hezbollah has never been an external actor imposed upon Lebanon; rather, it is a phenomenon fundamentally born out of the occupation and crimes of the Zionist regime and itself influenced by popular resistance.
SCFR Online– Opinion: Security and military developments in the region over recent months indicate that the ongoing crises and wars in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and parts of Syrian territory encompass broader dimensions of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations. In this context, the increased military presence and control of the Zionist regime over parts of the territories of these areas, along with proposals regarding the creation of buffer zones or even the expansion of security borders, have raised serious questions about the future of the regional order and its consequences for the countries of West Asia.
SCFR Online – Note: Articles from Western think tanks confirm that, contrary to Western assumptions, the war has failed to cause Iran’s economy to collapse, and this situation has led Washington to seek a pathway for exiting the quagmire.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when regional security equations have reached a sensitive stage under the influence of Iran’s strategic confrontation with the United States and the Zionist regime, the question of the nature of Tehran’s defensive power has gained greater significance than ever before. While Washington and Tel Aviv rely on their technological superiority, the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented a model of deterrence that extends beyond the material calculations of the world’s classical militaries. This power, rooted in the connection between “the field” and “the people,” has not only altered the balance of power in recent conflicts but has also disrupted adversaries’ calculations when confronting Iran’s strategic depth.