جدیدترین مطالب

Iran’s Smart Diplomacy in Managing Regional Crises

2025/07/13

Strategic Council Online– Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst, discussing the role of Iran’s smart diplomacy in turning regional crises into opportunities to strengthen the country’s influence and position in the region, stated: Iran’s multilateral foreign policy can be an effective alternative to Western military interventions, especially at a time when the failures of the U.S. and the Israeli regime have reduced the trust of West Asian countries in them. By consciously leveraging regional capacities and strengthening cooperation, Tehran can play a pivotal role in establishing sustainable stability in the region.

Iran’s Potential Capacity in the Large Energy Market

2025/07/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the recent imposed war by the Zionist regime and the U.S. against Iran, which Donald Trump described as a military success, has disrupted energy markets and intensified concerns over rising oil prices. This event once again underscored Iran’s decisive position in the oil and gas market.

Formation of a New Regional Order Through Consolidation of Iran-Arab Relations

2025/07/10

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior West Asia analyst stated that The Washington Post recently emphasized in a report that the attacks by the Zionist regime and the U.S. on Iran not only failed in their strategy to isolate Tehran but also altered the perspective of Persian Gulf countries regarding regional threats, identifying the Zionists as the primary destabilizing force in the region.

Reasons for NATO Members’ Agreement to the Proposed U.S. Budget Increase

2025/07/08

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that, given the Russian threat and the rise of militarism worldwide, European countries have concluded that they must cooperate with the U.S. in establishing a unified European defense shield and strengthening NATO. Consequently, they agreed to a five percent increase in NATO’s budget during the recent summit.

Domestic Concerns and Repercussions of the 12-Day War for Trump and Netanyahu

2025/07/08

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Every war, regardless of its duration (short or long) and how it ends (ceasefire, lifting siege, or peace), faces an issue called “The Day After.” The day after the war ends refers to the day when the consequences of the war gradually become apparent to the warring parties in various spheres, including political, military, social, economic, and others. The imposed war by the Zionist regime and America against Iran is no exception to this rule.

Objectives of Western Military Support Escalation for the Zionist Regime After the Ceasefire with Iran

2025/07/04

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs expert stated that following the imposition of a ceasefire on the Zionist regime on June 23, 2025, after its military aggression against Iran, reports from Arab sources indicate the arrival of 17 heavy transport aircraft carrying military equipment from the United States and Germany to the Occupied Territories. This move, which the Iraqi media “Naya” describes as part of Western efforts to rebuild the Zionist regime’s military capabilities after heavy losses in the 12-day war with Iran, poses a serious threat to regional peace and Iran’s nuclear negotiations.

Netanyahu’s Tactics to Evade Trial Under Pretext of Security and Regional Developments

2025/07/04

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Israeli regime affairs researcher stated: The Zionist regime media recently announced that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of this regime, has requested a two-week postponement of his trial for security reasons and regional developments. On Sunday, news also emerged that the “Occupied Jerusalem” district court agreed to postpone Netanyahu’s trial by one week. This decision followed the Zionist regime Prime Minister summoning officials from the Foreign Intelligence Service (Mossad) and Military Intelligence Organization (Aman) to a confidential session held at this court to explain the reasons for his request to delay his trial by two weeks.

Trump’s Baseless Claim Regarding “Peace Through Force” in the Context of International Relations and Regional Studies

2025/07/04

Strategic Council online – Opinion: The term “Peace through Force,” which Donald Trump has heavily promoted in recent media displays, refers in international relations literature to an approach where a global or regional power attempts to impose stability or regime change in a country or region through military and coercive means.

Balance of power

Purchase of Chinese Fighters; Pakistan’s New Strategy

2022/04/11

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Pakistan recently announced its decision to purchase Chinese J-10C fighter jets. The decision appears to be a strategic security response to India’s purchase of French Rafale fighter jets.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs

The Senitive Situation in the Caucasus and the Significance of Balance of Power between the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia

2021/10/23

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of Caucasus issues says it is necessary to maintain the balance of power in the south Caucasus region, adding that if with the disruption of the balance of power in the region, issues proceed in a competitive manner among the actors, every cognitive error and miscalculation may cause great tensions in the region and even lead to a military confrontation.

Chair of Department of Political Science, University of Alabama States: Regional Security Depends on Constructive, Long-Term Cooperation between Iran and Iraq/ Need to complete Shalamcheh-Basra railway

2021/05/03

Strategic Council Online – Interview: Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Alabama, United States, believes that Iran-Iraq relations have the potential to become a strategic partnership if certain conditions are met.

Hezbollah Is a Role Playing Reality in Lebanon

2020/09/15

Strategic Council Online – A former Iranian diplomat, referring to the different stances of France and the United States regarding the role and status of Hezbollah in Lebanon, said: Hezbollah is a 100% and undeniable reality that exists and is present in Lebanon. No action in this country can succeed without taking the role of Hezbollah into account.

Features, Messages, Implications of Chinese-Russian-Iranian Joint Naval Drill

2020/01/06

Strategic Council Online: An expert on international security affairs pointing to a joint naval exercise between Iran, Russia, and China in the north of the Indian Ocean and the Oman Sea said: This combination could upset the power equation in the region and, before anything, weaken the American unilateralist axis and strengthen the multilateral camp in the region.