SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Since the beginning of the 12-day war, officials of the Zionist regime have explicitly admitted to their attempts to assassinate senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The fact that such a criminal act has not been met with any protest from the international community is one of the wonders of our time.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The international community has prohibited attacks on nuclear facilities for clear reasons based on lived experiences, and various legal documents have emphasized this.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Military attack on the civilian nuclear facilities of any country that is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) constitutes a clear violation of the United Nations Charter, international humanitarian law, and specifically the NPT.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: International law, as a set of rules and principles governing relations between states, always emphasizes the preservation of peace, security, and sovereignty of states. One of the fundamental principles of this legal system is respect for the territorial sovereignty of states and the prohibition of violating their territorial integrity without legal authorization.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: On February 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its investigation of senior Israeli officials.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The operation of the Zionist regime that led to the martyrdom of Yahya al-Sinwar, the indefatigable commander of Hamas, has revealed a violation of international humanitarian law to the international community in such a way that no neutral observer can deny the commission of war crime by the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Zionist regime has announced that the codename of the assassination operation of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah was “New Order.” What might this designation mean, and why should the international community be concerned about it?
Strategic Council Online: The crime committed by the Zionist regime against the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus is a gross violation of international law and creates international responsibility for Tel Aviv.
Dr. Ali K. Hoseini – Researcher in International Law
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The latest report from the Swedish think-tank Sipri, which is active in the field of weapons surveillance worldwide, shows a worrying trend in the growth of nuclear arsenals. This is despite the fact that this trend has been declining since the Cold War.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini—Researcher of International Law
Strategic Council Online- Opinion: On the verge of the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani, which was committed at the behest of the then President of the United States of American on Iraqi soil, the necessity to the legal prosecution of the crime that incurred a great loss upon Iran and also the regional countries of Western Asia and has become the clear example of state terrorism by a trans-region country, is obviously more than ever in the past.
Dr. Ali Karbalaei Hosseini, Researcher of International Law
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.