OPINION
Dr. Kharazi’s Recommendation to Trump:
The President of the United States must know that peace cannot be achieved through the use of force
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharazi said: “The President of the United States must know that peace cannot be achieved through the use of force, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand firm against intimidation, just as it defended itself during the eight-year Holy Defense and the 12-day Israeli-imposed war.”
From Coercive Diplomacy to New Paradigm of Warfare: An Interview with Dr. Kharrazi
Zionists, Like ISIS, Believe In “Sacred Violence” To Realize Their Claim of Global Domination
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Dr. Kharazi, in explaining the American-Zionist plan for domination over the region: The countries of the region should take the threats and aggressions of the Zionist regime seriously
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
US cannot extort or speak to Iran in the language of threats
SCFR Online: Kharrazi: “We need 3.67% enriched uranium for our power plants and 20% enriched uranium for the Tehran research reactor. The Middle East must be declared a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (NWFZ).”
SCFR’s President: Time Has Come to Leverage Iran’s Soft Power in light of Its Hard Power
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), addressed the Persian Gulf National Day conference hosted by the Persian Gulf Studies Institute, highlighting Iran’s defense achievements. He stated, “Today, our nation stands as a powerful country, and no one dares to violate its sovereignty, and even others acknowledge this strength.”
Economy
LatestReview of the 2026 budget of the Zionist regime
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It appears that the primary focus of the 2026 budget of the Israeli regime is on simultaneously managing war pressures, social discontent, and political ambiguities; even if this approach leads to the postponement of structural reforms and increases financial risks in the medium-term horizon.
Politics
LatestPossible Shift in Washington’s Approach Regarding Hezbollah’s Disarmament
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent US movements in Lebanon indicate that Washington has likely distanced itself from the costly approach of disarming Hezbollah and has moved towards containing and managing its military capabilities.
Defense & Security
LatestThe goals of the Israeli regime in its military attacks on Syria
Strategic Council Online - Interview: A West Asian affairs expert said: One of the main objectives of the recent attacks by the Israeli regime on Syria is to prevent the establishment of a strong central authority or government in Syria. Therefore, it is trying to prevent the comprehensive rule of the new government under the name of Ahmad al-Sharaa or al-Julani by attacking and invading southern Syria and various regions of the country, even Damascus.
Science & Culture
LatestArtificial Intelligence and the Intensification of Global Inequality
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although other revolutions have occurred between the Industrial Revolution and the artificial intelligence revolution, especially the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) revolution, and humanity has made remarkable progress along this path, in terms of fundamental transformations in the mode of production and social relations, it can be said that the transformations of artificial intelligence and the scope of its effects are perhaps similar to the Industrial Revolution but on a much larger scale. It is, in fact, a new revolution, much more profound and complex than the Industrial Revolution.
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Dr. Kharrazi: The Fall of Syria Was an American-Israeli Plot
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi stated that the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria was part of an American-Israeli plot, with the most compelling evidence being the immediate visit of a U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Damascus and the withdrawal of the $10 million bounty for the capture of Golani.
Appointment of Dr. Seyyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi as Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations
Strategic Council Online: Today, by decree of Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Seyyed Jalal Dehghani Firouzabadi has been appointed as the Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.
China’s “String of Pearls” strategy, fact or fiction?
The international system during the past few decades has witnessed the steady rise of China as a new great power and game-changer. For over a century the United States has possessed the world's largest economy, but at present trajectories, China may replace it during the first half of the century and emerge as the leading economy of the world. China’s economic growth has also fueled a rapid modernization of its armed forces enabling Beijing to assert its presence more bluntly in areas of dispute especially in the Taiwan Strait and the south china sea. China’s territory size, population, Geography, vibrant economy, relative stability and growing military capabilities have all helped it to confidently elevate its international standing with improved geopolitical status enabling Beijing to establish itself as a decisive player in global affairs. Hossein Ebrahim Khani - Former ambassador, and research fellow at the IPIS, Tehran