SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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 withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.