SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: While Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was pressuring the parties involved in the Ukraine war to initiate negotiations to end the conflict, Operation Cobweb emerged as an unexpected development that transformed the dynamics of this war. This operation, which led to the destruction of several Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers, has raised questions about the future of negotiations, the escalation of tensions, and its strategic implications for Russia’s foreign policy and relations with NATO.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An economist and university faculty member stated that the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce trade tariffs, recently announced in Geneva, is a turning point in easing trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world. This development, which led to positive reactions in global markets and a rise in economic indicators, has indirect consequences for Iran’s economy.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that Christoph Henzi, the new NATO commander in Iraq, recently emphasized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Iraqi military and security institutions through experience-sharing, advisory services, and capacity-building.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia affairs analyst stated that the recent ceasefire agreement between Yemen’s Ansarullah and the U.S., mediated by Oman, led to the cessation of Ansarullah’s attacks on non-Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the suspension of American airstrikes. This agreement, reached after weeks of intense clashes—during which Ansarullah targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier with missile and drone attacks, inflicting over a billion dollars in losses on the U.S.—marks a turning point in Yemen’s strategic equations. Ansarullah’s military successes, from downing MQ-9 Reaper drones to missile strikes on Ben Gurion Airport, which halted its operations and sent millions of Zionists to shelters, have solidified its position as a key player in the Axis of Resistance.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A European and American affairs expert stated that the European Union, due to its unstable economic situation and the Ukraine issue, is compelled to accommodate the U.S., and thus, it does not challenge America over the tariff hikes.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst stated that according to a recent poll by the Maariv newspaper, Netanyahu’s ruling coalition would secure only 49 seats in the Knesset (parliament) if new elections were held, losing one seat, while a minimum of 61 seats is required to form a government. This situation and military and judicial failures will place Netanyahu in the most critical phase of his leadership.
Strategic Council Online– Opinion: The Persian Gulf, as one of the most sensitive geopolitical regions in the world, is an arena for competition among regional and transregional powers, where the security and national interests of the actors take priority. This region holds strategic importance due to its vast energy reserves and the key role it plays in global oil and gas trade.
However, threats like environmental issues, smuggling, and energy security risks have added new complexities to its security equations. Iran, with the longest coastline in the Persian Gulf and a strategic geographical position, must protect its interests in a tense environment where extra-regional actors like the United States play a destructive role. In this framework, cooperation in specific areas serves as a tool to mitigate threats and strengthen our position in the regional balance of power.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The latest round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Istanbul on May 15 to reach a ceasefire agreement, was neither the first nor will it be the last set of negotiations between the two countries to achieve peace.
Strategic Council Online –Opinion: More than 19 months have passed since the Zionist regime’s comprehensive military attack on Gaza—an attack that has so far failed to achieve any of its declared objectives.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The United States and Ukraine mineral agreement was signed in Washington after extensive discussions last month.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.