SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Syria affairs, stating that Turkey’s approach to northern Syria can still make Syria face many security challenges and will have wide-ranging consequences in Syria and the region, noted: It seems that after Bashar Assad’s opposition and announcement of his conditions and with the end of the Turkish presidential elections, Ankara’s position against Syria has become more inflexible.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the Turkish President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, several agreements were signed between the three Persian Gulf states and Turkey. The economic aspect of this trip has received widespread attention in the media, and the main objective of the trip, from Ankara’s point of view, has been referred to as attracting capital from Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The president of Turkey and the prime minister of Greece will meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, July 11-12, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The public opinion of the two countries expects the meeting to be held after the elections in the two countries to be a new step towards de-escalation between the two neighboring countries.
Mahmoud Fazeli- International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online-Interview: The head of international affairs of the Sharif University’s Science and Technology Park stated that the US, while being concerned about the presence of China in the technological fields of the region, is trying to enter this market and meet the demands of the countries of the region, especially its former allies and partners, including Iraqi Kurdistan to reduce the influence and monopoly of Chinese technological companies. He suggested that “Iran should take the lead in meeting the technological needs of the Kurdistan region by respecting the considerations of Iraqi national sovereignty and strategic interactions in this area.”
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: Although President Erdogan has tried to make a new start in the country and the international and regional relations of Turkey in recent months, it seems that the relative peace in the bilateral relations with Greece is not sustainable and the differences will once again return to the political scene.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international issues
Strategic Council Online – Guest opinion: In the West Asian region, the number of countries that have democratic systems and real and free elections may not even reach the number of the fingers of one hand, and when those elections are related to an active and proactive country in the region, such as Turkey, its importance and analytical value multiplies.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.