Examining Saudi Arabia's position in US foreign policy regarding Iran's anti-hegemonic role.

Subject Areas : International Relations

sajad hasani ¹ , arsalan ghorbani-e sheikhneshin ² , Hassan Khodaverdi ³ , Garineh Keshishyan Siraki ⁴

1 - Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor of International Relations, Kharazmi University.
3 - political science department, faculty of law and political sciencem, Islamic Azad University, Tehran South Branch, Tehran. Iran
4 - Department of Political Science and International Relations, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-12-05 Accepted : 2022-06-02 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Iran, the United States, Saudi Arabia, neo-realism, the structure of the international system, anti-hegemony,

Abstract :

The governing structure of the international system and, consequently, the Middle East order, which is influenced by the arrangement, competition, and interaction of regional actors and interregional intervening powers, have particular effects and consequences on the relations of actors in the Middle East. Organizes the surface of regular areas. The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia and the patterns of interaction and friendship-enmity between the two countries are also a function of the formulations of the structure of the international system and the order of the Middle East. The question of the present article is that what effect does the anti-hegemonic emergence of the Islamic Republic of Iran have on the position of Saudi Arabia in US policy (considering the superior role of the US in the structure of the international system) in the West Asian region? Findings of the article Using neo-realist theoretical propositions show that Washington, in the context of its superior role in the structure of the international system, uses Riyadh as a geopolitical, geostrategic and geocultural weight to maintain balance. It looks at regional forces and countering the emergence and expansion of anti-hegemonic powers such as Iran. This article has been done through qualitative-interpretive method and inference of information through existing documents with descriptive-analytical approach and case information. The need has also been collected by taking methods from available and available sources, including: books, articles in domestic scientific research quarterly and foreign articles, reputable sites and Internet resources, and so on.