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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

2025/11/24

Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

2025/11/16

Strategic Council Online- Interview: A Latin American affairs analyst stated that with the return of the “maximum pressure” policy in Trump’s second administration, Washington’s anti-Iran model is being replicated this time in Latin America against Venezuela, a country that has now become a symbol of resistance against the U.S.-centric order.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

2022/02/16

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
Mohammad Reze Asgari Mouroudi, Senior Researcher of Asia Issues

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

2021/12/23

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent visit of the national security adviser of the UAE, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Iran after years of tension and cold relations between the two countries, caused the public opinion and the international media to evaluate the purpose of this trip in line with de-escalation and also the beginning of a new era between Tehran and Abu Dhabi and even the region.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

2021/07/04

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
Mirqasem Momeni—Director of Abrar Novin Cheshmandaz International Studies Institute

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

2021/06/01

Strategic Council Online – North Korea is among the main issues included in the US foreign policy agenda in recent decades.
Mohammad Javad Ghahremani – PhD in international relations, University of Tehran

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

2021/05/15

Strategic Council Online- It was March 26, 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition over-all air raids of the regional countries launched against Yemen called Operation Decisive Storm. The US and Israel played logistic role plus supplying weapons and equipments in the war. The operation was supposed to finish within a few weeks, achieving tangible results and pre-determined objectives.
Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

2021/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
Seyed Reza Mirtaher – Analyst of international affairs

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member said that Biden’s team have cleverly chosen a path different from the one followed by the Trump administration which sided with the Munafeqin (Mujahedin Khalq Organization) or the monarchists, adding: Advisers and members of the current administration do not have the relations that someone like Bolton had with the MKO and they have realized that the Munafeqin have no place inside Iran and do not enjoy a popular base.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

2025/11/24

Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

2025/11/16

Strategic Council Online- Interview: A Latin American affairs analyst stated that with the return of the “maximum pressure” policy in Trump’s second administration, Washington’s anti-Iran model is being replicated this time in Latin America against Venezuela, a country that has now become a symbol of resistance against the U.S.-centric order.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

2022/02/16

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
Mohammad Reze Asgari Mouroudi, Senior Researcher of Asia Issues

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

2021/12/23

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent visit of the national security adviser of the UAE, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Iran after years of tension and cold relations between the two countries, caused the public opinion and the international media to evaluate the purpose of this trip in line with de-escalation and also the beginning of a new era between Tehran and Abu Dhabi and even the region.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

2021/07/04

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
Mirqasem Momeni—Director of Abrar Novin Cheshmandaz International Studies Institute

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

2021/06/01

Strategic Council Online – North Korea is among the main issues included in the US foreign policy agenda in recent decades.
Mohammad Javad Ghahremani – PhD in international relations, University of Tehran

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

2021/05/15

Strategic Council Online- It was March 26, 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition over-all air raids of the regional countries launched against Yemen called Operation Decisive Storm. The US and Israel played logistic role plus supplying weapons and equipments in the war. The operation was supposed to finish within a few weeks, achieving tangible results and pre-determined objectives.
Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

2021/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
Seyed Reza Mirtaher – Analyst of international affairs

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member said that Biden’s team have cleverly chosen a path different from the one followed by the Trump administration which sided with the Munafeqin (Mujahedin Khalq Organization) or the monarchists, adding: Advisers and members of the current administration do not have the relations that someone like Bolton had with the MKO and they have realized that the Munafeqin have no place inside Iran and do not enjoy a popular base.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

2025/11/24

Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

2025/11/16

Strategic Council Online- Interview: A Latin American affairs analyst stated that with the return of the “maximum pressure” policy in Trump’s second administration, Washington’s anti-Iran model is being replicated this time in Latin America against Venezuela, a country that has now become a symbol of resistance against the U.S.-centric order.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

2022/02/16

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
Mohammad Reze Asgari Mouroudi, Senior Researcher of Asia Issues

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

2021/12/23

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent visit of the national security adviser of the UAE, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Iran after years of tension and cold relations between the two countries, caused the public opinion and the international media to evaluate the purpose of this trip in line with de-escalation and also the beginning of a new era between Tehran and Abu Dhabi and even the region.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

2021/07/04

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
Mirqasem Momeni—Director of Abrar Novin Cheshmandaz International Studies Institute

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

2021/06/01

Strategic Council Online – North Korea is among the main issues included in the US foreign policy agenda in recent decades.
Mohammad Javad Ghahremani – PhD in international relations, University of Tehran

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

2021/05/15

Strategic Council Online- It was March 26, 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition over-all air raids of the regional countries launched against Yemen called Operation Decisive Storm. The US and Israel played logistic role plus supplying weapons and equipments in the war. The operation was supposed to finish within a few weeks, achieving tangible results and pre-determined objectives.
Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

2021/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
Seyed Reza Mirtaher – Analyst of international affairs

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member said that Biden’s team have cleverly chosen a path different from the one followed by the Trump administration which sided with the Munafeqin (Mujahedin Khalq Organization) or the monarchists, adding: Advisers and members of the current administration do not have the relations that someone like Bolton had with the MKO and they have realized that the Munafeqin have no place inside Iran and do not enjoy a popular base.

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Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
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Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
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Strategic Council Online- It was March 26, 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition over-all air raids of the regional countries launched against Yemen called Operation Decisive Storm. The US and Israel played logistic role plus supplying weapons and equipments in the war. The operation was supposed to finish within a few weeks, achieving tangible results and pre-determined objectives.
Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

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Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

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Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

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Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
Mirqasem Momeni—Director of Abrar Novin Cheshmandaz International Studies Institute

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

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Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
Mohammad Reze Asgari Mouroudi, Senior Researcher of Asia Issues

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

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Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent visit of the national security adviser of the UAE, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Iran after years of tension and cold relations between the two countries, caused the public opinion and the international media to evaluate the purpose of this trip in line with de-escalation and also the beginning of a new era between Tehran and Abu Dhabi and even the region.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

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Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
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Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

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Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
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Strategic Council Online – A faculty member said that Biden’s team have cleverly chosen a path different from the one followed by the Trump administration which sided with the Munafeqin (Mujahedin Khalq Organization) or the monarchists, adding: Advisers and members of the current administration do not have the relations that someone like Bolton had with the MKO and they have realized that the Munafeqin have no place inside Iran and do not enjoy a popular base.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

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Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

China’s Strategy to Counter the U.S. Effort to Escalate the Taiwan Crisis

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: “Any miscalculated move could lead to escalating tensions and uncontrollable crises, but Beijing’s prudence and precise strategies have so far prevented the Taiwan issue from escalating into a crisis similar to that of Ukraine,” said an East Asia analyst.

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

Trump’s Policy of Containment and Destabilization in Venezuela

2025/11/16

Strategic Council Online- Interview: A Latin American affairs analyst stated that with the return of the “maximum pressure” policy in Trump’s second administration, Washington’s anti-Iran model is being replicated this time in Latin America against Venezuela, a country that has now become a symbol of resistance against the U.S.-centric order.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

Taliban’s Tactic Change Versus the U.S.

2022/02/16

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Taliban who has received a cold shoulder, time and again, from the U.S. against its direct and indirect demand during the past few months to be recognized for the authority of the group in Afghanistan, has recently turned to a threatening policy.
Mohammad Reze Asgari Mouroudi, Senior Researcher of Asia Issues

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

Emirati Official’s Tehran Visit an Effective Step with Strategic Consequences

2021/12/23

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent visit of the national security adviser of the UAE, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to Iran after years of tension and cold relations between the two countries, caused the public opinion and the international media to evaluate the purpose of this trip in line with de-escalation and also the beginning of a new era between Tehran and Abu Dhabi and even the region.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

Failure of the US maximum pressure campaign in Venezuela

2021/07/04

Strategic Council Online—Editorial: The failure of the efforts of Juan Guaido, the self-declared president of Venezuela who had called the people of his country to rise against the elected government of Venezuela, was the fruit of the resistance of the people and Nicolas Maduro, the country’s legal president against the Western pressures especially the United States.
Mirqasem Momeni—Director of Abrar Novin Cheshmandaz International Studies Institute

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

Biden Seeks Third Way in Korean Peninsula

2021/06/01

Strategic Council Online – North Korea is among the main issues included in the US foreign policy agenda in recent decades.
Mohammad Javad Ghahremani – PhD in international relations, University of Tehran

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

Strategic consequences of Saudi U-turn in the region

2021/05/15

Strategic Council Online- It was March 26, 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition over-all air raids of the regional countries launched against Yemen called Operation Decisive Storm. The US and Israel played logistic role plus supplying weapons and equipments in the war. The operation was supposed to finish within a few weeks, achieving tangible results and pre-determined objectives.
Barsaam Mohammadi, international analyst.

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

Strategic Dimensions of Tehran-Moscow Relations

2021/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Iran on April 13 and met with senior Iranian officials. The content of Lavrov’s visit was to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia and paving the way for strategizing these relations.
Seyed Reza Mirtaher – Analyst of international affairs

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

Role of Trump’s Iranian Advisers in US Foreign Policy Blunders

2021/03/31

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member said that Biden’s team have cleverly chosen a path different from the one followed by the Trump administration which sided with the Munafeqin (Mujahedin Khalq Organization) or the monarchists, adding: Advisers and members of the current administration do not have the relations that someone like Bolton had with the MKO and they have realized that the Munafeqin have no place inside Iran and do not enjoy a popular base.

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