Convergence Evolution in West and Southwest Asia and Iran's Position in it

Subject Areas : علوم سیاسی

Farzaneh  Karimi ¹ (Ph. D Candidate of International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Jahangir  Karami ² (University of Tehran)

Received: 2022-06-02 Accepted : 2022-08-20 Published : 2022-08-30

Keywords: Iran, convergence, China, West Asia, Southwest Asia, Road Belt,

Abstract :

Southwest Asia, despite its geographical, historical, cultural, and economic contexts, is extremely weak in terms of degree of convergence, and a series of border, political, security, and religious differences have led to critical conditions and suspicion of governments. has brought. Existing economic necessities, especially for countries with closed lands far from the high seas and effective international transportation networks. The aim of this study is to transform the convergence in West Asia and Southwest Asia and Iran's position in it. Southwest Asia is very important from both the land and sea dimensions of the Road Belt Initiative, but since the maritime dimension of this strategy covers a large part of the countries in the region, Southwest Asia has become a region that can play a maritime role. Play a leading role in achieving China's foreign policy goals. There are many reasons for Southwest Asia's pivotal position in China's maritime strategy, which is the most important source of energy for China's economy, as China is heavily dependent on energy imports for economic stability and continued production. Iran played a key role in the ancient Silk Road. From a geopolitical, economic and cultural point of view, Iran is an important country in the road belt initiative.