Foreign Policy of Modern Persia (Iran) and the Middle East

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Houshisadat Ph.D., University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Follow

Abstract

The following article discusses modern Iranian foreign relations in the Middle East and North Africa from the rise of the Safavid dynasty up to the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. It looks at the interplay of nationalist and ultra-nationalist variables. The nationalist factors include the beliefs system of the policymakers, interests related to political survival, the political economy, the geopolitics of modern Persia and also the geographical realm. The transnational variables consist of the global order, symmetrical and asymmetrical interdependence, and the regional systemic status. These major components are vital in modern Persia’s relationships with the regional and extra-regional players in the Middle East. Unlike the Iranian negative or conflictual dialectics, the Iranian positive or cooperative dialectics is the major consequence of the agent–structure’s interactions in this region.

Recommended Citation

Houshisadat, Seyed Mohammad Ph.D. (2018) "Foreign Policy of Modern Persia (Iran) and the Middle East," Journal of International and Global Studies: Vol. 10: No. 1, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62608/2158-0669.1441
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/jigs/vol10/iss1/9

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