Iran's Position in Russia's Middle East Policy
الموضوعات :
Ali Eskandari
1
,
Jahangir Karami
2
,
Garineh Keshishyan Siraki
3
1 - PhD candidate in International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
الکلمات المفتاحية: Iran, Russia, Status, Middle East policy,
ملخص المقالة :
The present study seeks to examine the position of Iran in Russia's Middle East policy. And it seeks to examine the hypothesis that Iran has played a multiple role in the political, military, security, economic, energy, and geographical spheres in the rivalries and relations between the two great powers, Russia and the United States, over the past two decades in West Asia. And it strengthens the Tehran-Moscow cooperative attitude in West Asia. To test this hypothesis, descriptive-analytical method and library and documentary sources were used; And the implementation of this research is in the framework of constructivist theory that was used to analyze the variables. And according to the results of the research, the change of power in the past few years and the increase of the power axis of the East versus the West, which can be promising for Iran. Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council with a veto power as well as significant commonalities with Iran in relation to the United States, is now in an important position in Iran's foreign policy. And Russia, as part of its strategic project, is essential to challenging US sovereignty for Iran.
