Analyzing the relations between Iran and Germany from the beginning of Pahlavi to the end of the imposed war based on Stephen Walt's balance of threat theory.

Subject Areas : Iran

Mohammad  Bidgoli ¹ (Department of Law, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
asghar  rajabi dehborzoei ² (Department of Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2023-01-03 Accepted : 2023-01-28 Published : 2022-04-21

Keywords: Iran, Germany, Pahlavi, Stephen Walt, chemical weapons,

Abstract :

Although the history of relations between Iran and Germany goes back to the Qajar era, but during the first Pahlavi period, it brought them closer together, and in the second Pahlavi period, there was an understanding Political and economic relations between the two governments developed in many regional and global issues. After the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, with the occupation of the American embassy in Tehran and Iraq's imposed war against Iran, it affected the political relations of the two countries, although on the relations The economy of the parties did not leave much impact. Finding an answer to the question that the relationship between Iran and Germany from the first Pahlavi period to the end of the imposed war based on Stephen Walt's balance of threat theory forms the main goal of the article. The hypothesis of this article is based on the documentary method, relying on written library sources and inspired by Stephen Walt's balance of threat theory, based on the fact that during the Pahlavi dynasty, we see relatively growing relations, but after the victory of the revolution. Islam is a series of controversial issues such as Germany's role in Iraq's acquisition of chemical weapons, human rights, the existence of disputes over the Middle East peace process, Iran's nuclear program, support for some terrorist groups, and the negative role of the United States, in general, leading to a lack of relations It was stable between the parties.