SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Deterrence has always been one of the main pillars of the US foreign and security policy against its rivals. However, geopolitical developments, the emergence of non-state actors, cyber threats, and changes in the global balance of power show the need for the US to reconsider its traditional deterrence approaches. In this regard, the concept of “smart deterrence” as a combination of hard and soft tools has attracted the attention of American politicians.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert considered the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to the UK and the agreements reached during this visit important for Iraq’s future in West Asia. He said that Iraq is on the path to transitioning from a “disorganized” state in terms of politics, economy, and security to a stable state in the region, economically, politically, and security-wise.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: China should be considered a new player in the West Asian region. The emergence of this new player is a logical and natural result of China’s rise as an international power and the expansion of its influence on the global stage.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said about the recent verbal and diplomatic tensions between Turkish officials and the Zionist regime: a deep pessimism has been created in the relations between the parties since Erdogan came to power. Despite exchanging ambassadors and opening embassies, the two sides still have serious doubts about each other’s intentions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said: Fourteen Palestinian groups have agreed to form an interim national reconciliation government to manage the state of affairs in Gaza after the war, with the mediation of China. This agreement is the result of the negotiations held in Beijing, in which Musa Abu Marzouq, a senior representative of Hamas, and Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, were present. On this basis, the Palestinian groups have agreed on how to manage Gaza after the end of the war in a joint statement called the “Beijing Declaration.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Talks between the Iraqi and American officials for putting an end to the so-called “anti-ISIS” military mission of the coalition in Iraq officially started on Saturday, January 27. Of course, in the last six months, negotiations between the two sides have taken place informally and at expert level.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the past two weeks, the leaders and officials of the countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to make efforts to limit global warming and increase the reduction of the role of fossil fuels in the world. Although the heavy shadow of the Israeli regime’s inhumane attacks on the Gaza Strip has cast a shadow on the conference, this year’s dry autumn and low rainfall and the dark and low rainfall winters of the past few years remind us that attention to climate change and addressing its causes and reasons is no longer a luxury or an unimportant issue, and neglecting it can directly endanger the food security, welfare, and life of the citizens of different countries, and as a result, face those governments with serious risks.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: At the end of August this year, Saudi Arabia announced that it had appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. Based on this decision, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, as the extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador (accredited) of Saudi Arabia in Ramallah and the Saudi consul general in occupied Quds, handed over his credentials to Majdi Al-Khalidi, the diplomatic advisor of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Now, less than two months have passed since these decisions and actions, the Saudi government has announced that an official delegation from this country, headed by Nayef Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, will travel to Ramallah to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) and to offer prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque; An unprecedented action since the occupation of Quds in 1967, which will open a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic and role-playing activities in the West Asian region.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Opinion: The proliferation of smart unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb shows that control of the sea is not possible solely with large warships, submarines, and carrier-based aircraft.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.