Strategic requirements of the discourse of the Islamic Revolution of Iran towards regional rivals (with emphasis on the Zionist regime)

Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 28
Spring 2024
Pages 279-298

Document Type : Original Independent Original Article

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Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Shahid Beheshti University, University of Theology and Religions, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
In the years following the victory of the revolution, the Islamic Republic of Iran has sought to compensate for its geopolitical isolation by forming ideological alliances in order to confront the imposed international isolation and expand its sphere of influence. In contrast, regional rivals, including the Zionist regime and influential foreign forces, have been hindering Iran’s transformation, development, and sustainable security in the region. Compared to other regional powers and even more so, Iran has tried over the past two decades to introduce itself as a key political, security, economic, and cultural player in defining, designing, and implementing various regional initiatives. Despite the efforts of the United States and its allies to impose sanctions and pressure on Iran’s economy and isolate it politically, the country’s regional policy in West Asia has been expanding over the past decade. The main question of the research is what were the strategic requirements of the discourse of the Islamic Revolution of Iran towards regional competitors (with an emphasis on the Zionist regime), and the main hypothesis of the research is that regional strategic requirements are generally under the headings of using cultural

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