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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

terrorist operations

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

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Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
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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

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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

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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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Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

Causes, Consequences of crease in ISIS Terrorist Movements in Iraq

2023/01/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Iraq affairs stating that the repetition of terrorist operations and movements of groups like ISIS slows down the process of economic reforms in Iraq, said: security gaps have been created and increase in the price of basic goods and food for the people would take politics to the streets in Iraq and various forces, including supporters of Moqtada Sadr, would return to the scene. This issue can create a new crisis for Iraq.

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

Consequences of the dangerous game of the Zionist regime to undermine Iran’s national security

2021/05/02

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is considered as the “main redline “of Iran in the regional, international, bilateral and multilateral environments. This very significant and key element guarantees the life and survival and sustainability of Iran and its political system against physical and non-physical foreign and domestic threats especially under the present circumstances in which crises and turbulences have surrounded Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to threats from all sides. National security is so much strategically significant and fundamental that Iran would mobilize all the necessary tools, on the basis of its right of self-defense, to counter threats against its national security.
Hamid Khoshayand—analyst of international issues

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

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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