SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Europe’s political stances vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are worthwhile when they produce practical results. He also described the US president’s call for talks with Iran as propaganda ploy and not worthwhile.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says the incumbent US president’s strategy is to cause a rift in Europe and prevent its cohesion on the one hand and exterminate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the other.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Kamal Kharrazi, referring to Iran’s decision on partial suspension of its JCPOA commitments during 60 days said: “It’s a good opportunity for Europe to compensate for its past procrastination by accelerating the implementation of INSTEX and prevent the death of the JCPOA.”
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr. Kamal Kharrazi has called for cooperation of Iran and Uzbekistan to revive Islamic civilization, noting that expansion of exchanges between the two countries will help accomplish this goal.
Kharrazi, currently in Tashkent visited the State Institute for Oriental Studies and was welcomed by the chancellor, professors and students of the university.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Dr Kamal Kharrazi says Iran and Uzbekistan should recognize their common cultural identity and build on their new civilization on that basis.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations says the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as Iran Nuclear Deal) has, unfortunately, had no benefit for Iran so far. However, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi noted, Iran is in a situation where it has to respond to the disloyalty of others.
Strategic Council Online: President the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, pointing to the four-decade of US sanctions on Iran said: “Iranians will honorably leave behind the sanctions again and the United States will not achieve its goal.”
Strategic Council Online: ‘Returning to Islamic civilization in the Muslim world today is a proper response to the identity crisis, which is being suffered by all Muslim nations’, the President of the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations said.
Strategic Council Online: President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that given West’s approaches coupled with its pressures on Iran, there is strong sensitivity towards the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The president of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has praised the crucial cooperation between Iran and Russia against terrorism and instability in the region.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
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.