Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the nationalist movements in Armenia believe that Moscow’s measures not only have no benefit for them but have also imposed some costs; and added that in a situation where Russia, which is currently involved in Ukraine, acting in its interests, Armenia has decided that it would be more beneficial to closely cooperate with the international community while pursuing its interests.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russian affairs stated that despite some challenges and uncertainties, the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has somehow insured the Russian economy; at the same time, she said that the West has a long-term plan to weaken Russia through sanctions.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, in a meeting with Liu Jianchao, the Minister of International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party, on Wednesday evening, stated: ‘The future world order will be multipolar instead of unipolar, and regional emerging powers should also play a role in its formation.’
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Members of the European Parliament recently criticized Turkey’s approach towards Russia and the country’s non-compliance with Moscow’s sanctions, lack of restricting Russian media amid that country’s special military operations in Ukraine, strengthening trade relations with Russia, Turkey’s hosting Russian citizens and Ankara’s refrain from joining European sanctions against Russia. In its report, the European Parliament expressed concern over Turkey’s decreasing alignment with the foreign and defense policy of the European Union. From the point of view of the European Parliament, Ankara and Brussels should find other ways for cooperation other than Turkey’s accession to the European Union because accession is not possible at present.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece in Ankara was held in a friendly atmosphere under the influence of Greece’s aid to Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes in Turkey and then Turkey’s condolences to Greece for the deadly train accident earlier this year. This meeting was held after the meeting of Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in July. In recent negotiations, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed old disputes such as the Cyprus issue, the stalled process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and illegal immigration, the framework for strengthening economic and commercial cooperation, and the development of cooperation in fields such as transportation, maritime cooperation, trade, and technology, environment protection and fighting against natural disasters.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Modi to Greece, which is considered the first visit of the prime minister of that country after 1983, topics such as the gradual improvement of bilateral relations with Greece and a broad framework of bilateral cooperation focusing on the economic, tourism, agriculture, and defense sectors, establishing direct flights between the two countries and climate changes were discussed. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis considers India a factor of peace and security and a bridge of cooperation between the three continents, considers this trip a “turning point,” and hopes that the relations will be upgraded to a “strategic partnership.” He has announced that the target of the conservative Greek government is to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next four years.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The informal meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and the Balkan countries that are members of the European Union was held at the initiative of Mr. Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister of Greece, and attended by Mrs. von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Union Council, and Mr. Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, the president of Moldova, the president of Montenegro, and the president of Serbia also participated in the meeting.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although the United States withdrew its support for the ambitious 2,000-kilometer Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline project, known as EastMed, about a year and a half ago, its consortium known as Posidon, which consists of “Depa,” the operator of Greek Gas Network and “Edison” Energy Group, continues its engineering studies which are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Eight years after military aggression and civil war in Yemen, 22 million Yemeni people, equivalent to two-thirds of the country’s population, live with humanitarian aid. The extent of the suffering of Yemeni children due to the deterioration of livelihood and health conditions after years of siege and war in that country is indicative of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. The catastrophic situation of Yemeni children requires increased efforts to provide emergency aid to deal with such a crisis and save the lives of millions of children. International organizations have announced that 11 million Yemeni children need immediate support and aid, and more than 2 million suffer from severe malnutrition. Children are the biggest victims of such a dire situation, which in those few years have been dealing with death, hunger, displacement, physical disabilities, health problems and diseases caused by lack of food or unhealthy nutrition, lack of medical system, unsafe water, and bad economic condition.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
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: 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 – 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 – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the nationalist movements in Armenia believe that Moscow’s measures not only have no benefit for them but have also imposed some costs; and added that in a situation where Russia, which is currently involved in Ukraine, acting in its interests, Armenia has decided that it would be more beneficial to closely cooperate with the international community while pursuing its interests.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russian affairs stated that despite some challenges and uncertainties, the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has somehow insured the Russian economy; at the same time, she said that the West has a long-term plan to weaken Russia through sanctions.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, in a meeting with Liu Jianchao, the Minister of International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party, on Wednesday evening, stated: ‘The future world order will be multipolar instead of unipolar, and regional emerging powers should also play a role in its formation.’
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Members of the European Parliament recently criticized Turkey’s approach towards Russia and the country’s non-compliance with Moscow’s sanctions, lack of restricting Russian media amid that country’s special military operations in Ukraine, strengthening trade relations with Russia, Turkey’s hosting Russian citizens and Ankara’s refrain from joining European sanctions against Russia. In its report, the European Parliament expressed concern over Turkey’s decreasing alignment with the foreign and defense policy of the European Union. From the point of view of the European Parliament, Ankara and Brussels should find other ways for cooperation other than Turkey’s accession to the European Union because accession is not possible at present.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece in Ankara was held in a friendly atmosphere under the influence of Greece’s aid to Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes in Turkey and then Turkey’s condolences to Greece for the deadly train accident earlier this year. This meeting was held after the meeting of Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in July. In recent negotiations, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed old disputes such as the Cyprus issue, the stalled process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and illegal immigration, the framework for strengthening economic and commercial cooperation, and the development of cooperation in fields such as transportation, maritime cooperation, trade, and technology, environment protection and fighting against natural disasters.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Modi to Greece, which is considered the first visit of the prime minister of that country after 1983, topics such as the gradual improvement of bilateral relations with Greece and a broad framework of bilateral cooperation focusing on the economic, tourism, agriculture, and defense sectors, establishing direct flights between the two countries and climate changes were discussed. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis considers India a factor of peace and security and a bridge of cooperation between the three continents, considers this trip a “turning point,” and hopes that the relations will be upgraded to a “strategic partnership.” He has announced that the target of the conservative Greek government is to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next four years.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The informal meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and the Balkan countries that are members of the European Union was held at the initiative of Mr. Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister of Greece, and attended by Mrs. von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Union Council, and Mr. Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, the president of Moldova, the president of Montenegro, and the president of Serbia also participated in the meeting.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although the United States withdrew its support for the ambitious 2,000-kilometer Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline project, known as EastMed, about a year and a half ago, its consortium known as Posidon, which consists of “Depa,” the operator of Greek Gas Network and “Edison” Energy Group, continues its engineering studies which are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Eight years after military aggression and civil war in Yemen, 22 million Yemeni people, equivalent to two-thirds of the country’s population, live with humanitarian aid. The extent of the suffering of Yemeni children due to the deterioration of livelihood and health conditions after years of siege and war in that country is indicative of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. The catastrophic situation of Yemeni children requires increased efforts to provide emergency aid to deal with such a crisis and save the lives of millions of children. International organizations have announced that 11 million Yemeni children need immediate support and aid, and more than 2 million suffer from severe malnutrition. Children are the biggest victims of such a dire situation, which in those few years have been dealing with death, hunger, displacement, physical disabilities, health problems and diseases caused by lack of food or unhealthy nutrition, lack of medical system, unsafe water, and bad economic condition.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
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: 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 – 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 – Opinion: Members of the European Parliament recently criticized Turkey’s approach towards Russia and the country’s non-compliance with Moscow’s sanctions, lack of restricting Russian media amid that country’s special military operations in Ukraine, strengthening trade relations with Russia, Turkey’s hosting Russian citizens and Ankara’s refrain from joining European sanctions against Russia. In its report, the European Parliament expressed concern over Turkey’s decreasing alignment with the foreign and defense policy of the European Union. From the point of view of the European Parliament, Ankara and Brussels should find other ways for cooperation other than Turkey’s accession to the European Union because accession is not possible at present.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece in Ankara was held in a friendly atmosphere under the influence of Greece’s aid to Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes in Turkey and then Turkey’s condolences to Greece for the deadly train accident earlier this year. This meeting was held after the meeting of Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in July. In recent negotiations, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed old disputes such as the Cyprus issue, the stalled process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and illegal immigration, the framework for strengthening economic and commercial cooperation, and the development of cooperation in fields such as transportation, maritime cooperation, trade, and technology, environment protection and fighting against natural disasters.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Modi to Greece, which is considered the first visit of the prime minister of that country after 1983, topics such as the gradual improvement of bilateral relations with Greece and a broad framework of bilateral cooperation focusing on the economic, tourism, agriculture, and defense sectors, establishing direct flights between the two countries and climate changes were discussed. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis considers India a factor of peace and security and a bridge of cooperation between the three continents, considers this trip a “turning point,” and hopes that the relations will be upgraded to a “strategic partnership.” He has announced that the target of the conservative Greek government is to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next four years.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The informal meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and the Balkan countries that are members of the European Union was held at the initiative of Mr. Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister of Greece, and attended by Mrs. von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Union Council, and Mr. Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, the president of Moldova, the president of Montenegro, and the president of Serbia also participated in the meeting.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although the United States withdrew its support for the ambitious 2,000-kilometer Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline project, known as EastMed, about a year and a half ago, its consortium known as Posidon, which consists of “Depa,” the operator of Greek Gas Network and “Edison” Energy Group, continues its engineering studies which are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Eight years after military aggression and civil war in Yemen, 22 million Yemeni people, equivalent to two-thirds of the country’s population, live with humanitarian aid. The extent of the suffering of Yemeni children due to the deterioration of livelihood and health conditions after years of siege and war in that country is indicative of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. The catastrophic situation of Yemeni children requires increased efforts to provide emergency aid to deal with such a crisis and save the lives of millions of children. International organizations have announced that 11 million Yemeni children need immediate support and aid, and more than 2 million suffer from severe malnutrition. Children are the biggest victims of such a dire situation, which in those few years have been dealing with death, hunger, displacement, physical disabilities, health problems and diseases caused by lack of food or unhealthy nutrition, lack of medical system, unsafe water, and bad economic condition.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
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: 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 – 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 – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the nationalist movements in Armenia believe that Moscow’s measures not only have no benefit for them but have also imposed some costs; and added that in a situation where Russia, which is currently involved in Ukraine, acting in its interests, Armenia has decided that it would be more beneficial to closely cooperate with the international community while pursuing its interests.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russian affairs stated that despite some challenges and uncertainties, the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has somehow insured the Russian economy; at the same time, she said that the West has a long-term plan to weaken Russia through sanctions.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, in a meeting with Liu Jianchao, the Minister of International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party, on Wednesday evening, stated: ‘The future world order will be multipolar instead of unipolar, and regional emerging powers should also play a role in its formation.’
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Members of the European Parliament recently criticized Turkey’s approach towards Russia and the country’s non-compliance with Moscow’s sanctions, lack of restricting Russian media amid that country’s special military operations in Ukraine, strengthening trade relations with Russia, Turkey’s hosting Russian citizens and Ankara’s refrain from joining European sanctions against Russia. In its report, the European Parliament expressed concern over Turkey’s decreasing alignment with the foreign and defense policy of the European Union. From the point of view of the European Parliament, Ankara and Brussels should find other ways for cooperation other than Turkey’s accession to the European Union because accession is not possible at present.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece in Ankara was held in a friendly atmosphere under the influence of Greece’s aid to Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes in Turkey and then Turkey’s condolences to Greece for the deadly train accident earlier this year. This meeting was held after the meeting of Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in July. In recent negotiations, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed old disputes such as the Cyprus issue, the stalled process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and illegal immigration, the framework for strengthening economic and commercial cooperation, and the development of cooperation in fields such as transportation, maritime cooperation, trade, and technology, environment protection and fighting against natural disasters.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Modi to Greece, which is considered the first visit of the prime minister of that country after 1983, topics such as the gradual improvement of bilateral relations with Greece and a broad framework of bilateral cooperation focusing on the economic, tourism, agriculture, and defense sectors, establishing direct flights between the two countries and climate changes were discussed. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis considers India a factor of peace and security and a bridge of cooperation between the three continents, considers this trip a “turning point,” and hopes that the relations will be upgraded to a “strategic partnership.” He has announced that the target of the conservative Greek government is to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next four years.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The informal meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and the Balkan countries that are members of the European Union was held at the initiative of Mr. Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister of Greece, and attended by Mrs. von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Union Council, and Mr. Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, the president of Moldova, the president of Montenegro, and the president of Serbia also participated in the meeting.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although the United States withdrew its support for the ambitious 2,000-kilometer Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline project, known as EastMed, about a year and a half ago, its consortium known as Posidon, which consists of “Depa,” the operator of Greek Gas Network and “Edison” Energy Group, continues its engineering studies which are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Eight years after military aggression and civil war in Yemen, 22 million Yemeni people, equivalent to two-thirds of the country’s population, live with humanitarian aid. The extent of the suffering of Yemeni children due to the deterioration of livelihood and health conditions after years of siege and war in that country is indicative of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. The catastrophic situation of Yemeni children requires increased efforts to provide emergency aid to deal with such a crisis and save the lives of millions of children. International organizations have announced that 11 million Yemeni children need immediate support and aid, and more than 2 million suffer from severe malnutrition. Children are the biggest victims of such a dire situation, which in those few years have been dealing with death, hunger, displacement, physical disabilities, health problems and diseases caused by lack of food or unhealthy nutrition, lack of medical system, unsafe water, and bad economic condition.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst
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: 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 – 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 – Opinion: The Al-Aqsa Storm was a response to the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation, which caused irreparable damage to that regime.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert in regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the nationalist movements in Armenia believe that Moscow’s measures not only have no benefit for them but have also imposed some costs; and added that in a situation where Russia, which is currently involved in Ukraine, acting in its interests, Armenia has decided that it would be more beneficial to closely cooperate with the international community while pursuing its interests.
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Field and political estimates show that elements in the Zionist regime’s cabinet are seeking a “war of attrition” in Gaza. Because the end of this war will be the “starting point” of the escalation of problems in the Occupied Territories, especially against the cabinet and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russian affairs stated that despite some challenges and uncertainties, the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has somehow insured the Russian economy; at the same time, she said that the West has a long-term plan to weaken Russia through sanctions.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, in a meeting with Liu Jianchao, the Minister of International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party, on Wednesday evening, stated: ‘The future world order will be multipolar instead of unipolar, and regional emerging powers should also play a role in its formation.’