The Islamic Revolution Approach

The Islamic Revolution Approach

A Study of the Transnational Policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Security of Iran and the Middle East

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
sayed mostafa abtahi 1
sayed saeed zamanian dehkordi 2
abolghasem Taheri 1
1 Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
In order to ensure its security in the Middle East, Iran seeks to increase regional power within the framework of defensive realism, and the transnational policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran are moving towards security models, ie balance and balance of power. In this study, the question was raised: What effects have the developments in the Middle East had on the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran? According to the research, this hypothesis was raised and it was proved that the geopolitical changes in the Middle East by changing the balance of power and creating strategic regional opportunities for the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the processes and factors of domestic politics led to the adoption of influence development policy in the form of active regionalism. And the expansion of the capabilities of the country's strategic allies in the form of the axis of resistance. Iran also in line with its transnational policies; It has continued to build and maintain a strong network of allies and proxy forces, and has established links with governmental and non-governmental actors in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen to expand its influence. In this research, descriptive-analytical method and using the power balance framework, an attempt has been made to study the transnational policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the security of Iran and the Middle East.
Keywords
Middle East
Regional balance
Threat balance
Proxy forces
Transregional policy
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