SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: A former Iranian diplomat considered the French plan to create an international coalition to fight Hamas as a delusional, imaginary, and unrealistic plan, adding that this plan would increase the military presence of extra-regional forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, intensify military conflicts in the region, expand the war and internationalize it. This situation aggravates instability in the region, and of course, this is the same situation that Western countries benefit from and pursue their interests in.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Israeli affairs, saying that the blow the Zionist regime has received from the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation severely shattered the notion that the regime is an immutable reality that must be dealt with in the region noted: The crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza will remain in the minds of the people of Islamic countries for a long time and will be a serious challenge for normalization.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
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?