One of the main reasons that the United States has tried to securitize Iran is its fear that countries that the United States considers as rough states would begin to challenge the hegemony of the United States. From the American point of view, the...

The United States considers Iran a rebellious country that seeks to influence the currents and policies of the region. The currents in which Iran’s influence to a large extent can affect the interests of the United States in the Middle East. The...

The victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran which sought global ideals and anti-arrogance goals in the strategic region of the Persian Gulf led the superpowers to use the policy of confrontation against this system. Moreover, the interactive pattern...

If we consider the Middle East as a Centre-based regional security complex that is subject to the intervention of external power, we should assume the United States as the major trans-regional player in this security complex which, due to its interests...

The United States was established 239 years ago, and since then it has been waging wars or invading other countries, that is to say, the United States has spent 93 percent of its lifetime which equals 222 years of waging wars or invading other...

The Islamic Revolution in Iran, in addition to changing the political, cultural and social principles and values ​​that govern society and providing a new definition of identity, changed the principles and norms which govern the policies. Confronting...

The foreign policy of the United States during the Cold War was Europe-oriented and Europe was at the core of the foreign policy of the United States because the United States’ general strategy could be outlined in Europe. After the collapse of the...

Without taking into account the many criticisms levelled at the book of Mearsheimer and Walt by pro-Israel groups inside and outside the United States, a group of the prominent moderate intellectuals in the United States has also criticized the...

How does the pro-Israel lobby in the United States work? Is the extent of its power has been exaggerated? In trying to understand this, it is important to distinguish between the popular notion of Jewish power in the United States and the notion that is...

The American-Israeli relationship is regarded as one of the strongest relations between two states in the contemporary world. For a number of cultural, strategic, and political reasons, the United States strongly supports the Zionist regime. On the other...

Introduction   On October 12, the comprehensive American strategy regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran was announced in the form of the White House fact sheet and through a speech made by the President of the United States. This paper first...

Typically, a country allows the military presence of another state in its territory when the two have similar perceptions of a common threat or common good. However, long-term presence in the host country may lead to political, social and environmental...

Introduction The great powers create foreign military bases in pursuit of the strategy of providing regional and international order and security, increasing the sphere of influence, protecting the interests, deterring the threats, controlling the...

Using their various mechanisms of influence, the military-industrial complexes, have always played a prominent role in United States foreign policy driving it towards interventionism in various regions and countries. There have been numerous examples of...

With the onset of World War II and the German invasion of Poland and France, Roosevelt, under the pressure of military companies, provided the Allied countries with financial and military assistance via the Lend-Lease policy to prevent the...

Although the history of using mercenaries for defence and security reasons dates back to the Achaemenid Empire in Iran and the ancient Greek and Roman Empires, the first private military companies emerged during the Hundred Years’ War (1453-1337)...

Since the Second World War, the United States has been intervening in the political, economical and cultural affairs of Iran. In this study, it is argued that the United States’ superior hegemony and Iran’s strategic situation, oil resources,...

With the United Kingdom withdrawing from world affairs, the world saw the United States emerging as an alternative to the United Kingdom. But whereas the 1953 seizure and confiscation of “British properties” marks a turning point regarding...

Following the expansion of the influence of the Russian Empire and its expansionism in the south on the one hand and the significant British penetration into Iran from the south in addition to the colonization of the Indian subcontinent on the other,...

Since the beginning of Western colonialism, Iran has been an arena in which the colonial powers struggle for gaining more influence. The rivalries between the modern European powers over Iran and the country’s relative weakness, have shaped the...