SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although most currents, politicians and even ordinary people in Iraq call for withdrawal of American military forces from their country, there are sometimes differences of opinion regarding the time of this withdrawal. On the one hand, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, is very serious in demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. Still, he wants to achieve this goal through “negotiation and political deal”. On the other hand, the Iraqi Resistance groups want the Americans to leave this country as soon as possible. The American side is also talking about a military withdrawal from Iraq in the next three years.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: While the Zionist regime had designated Rafah as a safe zone for civilians, in the last few weeks, the air attacks on this area, which is called “Gaza’s gateway to the outside world” and where about 1.3 million displaced people are also present, has been intensified.
Hamid Khoshayand- Expert of regional issues
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: An expert on West Asian issues says the goal of the US in recent attacks on the positions of the Resistance groups, especially in Syria and Iraq, is to take revenge and silence the voices of these groups in the region.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that sanctioning UNRWA and suspending financial aid to this aid organization in Palestine and Gaza is a retaliatory action by the United States and its allies against the provisional vote of the Hague Tribunal, which strongly condemned the Israeli regime and its supporters and put them against global public opinion and human rights laws.
Strategic Council Online: Mr. Osama bin Hamdan and Ali Abu Shahin, senior members of the political bureau of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Wednesday met with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, and discussed the latest situation in Gaza and the path forward for the Palestinian resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Middle East affairs says Saudi Arabia’s recent statement stands for two issues, which indicates Riyadh’s compliance with US policies. The first issue is that Saudi Arabia has supported the two-state plan with Washington’s backing. In contrast, the Palestinians and Resistance Axis countries have strong reservations about the two-state scheme.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on regional issues said that some Arab governments chant slogans and take positions in support of the Palestinian people, but at the same time propose shortcuts to preserve the economy of the Zionist regime as a result of their hypocritical foreign policy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The International Court of Justice on Friday, 26 January 2024, announced its interim verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel for “committing the crime of genocide in Gaza” and the need to take extraordinary measures. According to this ruling, there is evidence of genocide in Gaza; Therefore, the court rejected a request by Israel to throw out the case.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University Professor
Strategic Council Online: Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the Saudi Ambassador to Iran, met today with Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international law issues said that the judgment of the Hague Court on South Africa’s case against the Zionist regime is “unprecedented” because the plaintiff is not involved in the complaint and is not a party to the lawsuit, but as a member of the Convention against Torture and Genocide, could file this lawsuit and Africa South also used this opportunity in terms of political sensitivities.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.