The Impact of Iranian Nuclear Program on Regional Security System of the Middle East (Persian Gulf) with Emphasis on Offensive Realism Theory

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Masoud  Jafari Nejad ¹ (استاد یار گروه علوم سیاسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شهرضا)
Fidafeh  Madabadi ² (کارشناسی ارشد، مطالعات خاورمیانه و شمال آفریقا،دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شهرضا،ایران)

Received: 2014-09-30 Accepted : 2014-12-02 Published : 2014-12-01

Keywords: Middle East, United States of America, Persian Gulf Countries, Offensive Realism, Iran's 'nuclear program,

Abstract :

Abstract: In the past thirteen years the question of nuclear issue of Iran has become one of the important issues in the Middle East. Iran, the United States and the littoral states of the Persian Gulf are the actors who are concerned with security repercussions of the nuclear issue. The position of the United States and the Arab countries of the south of the Persian Gulf is opposition to peaceful Iranian nuclear program. The question raised by the present article is why the United States tried to emphasize that the nuclear program of Iran is a threat to the countries of the region and there existed security problem? The underlying hypothesis is that the securitization of the nuclear issue of Iran along with Iran phobia project can ensure the United States strategic interests in the Middle East particularly the Persian Gulf region. The impression of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region has also shaped on the basis of these propagandas. The present article examines the above issue within the framework of aggressive realism.