Examining the role of regional and trans-regional powers on Iran's neighbors and its impact on Iran's geopolitical relations (Case study: 13th government)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Master's student in Political Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Regional and trans-regional powers, in order to achieve their geopolitical goals, are using the strategy of influence by taking advantage of the infrastructural weakness of Iran's neighbors to align these countries with their geopolitical codes. The relations of regional and trans-regional powers affect Iran's geopolitical relations with its neighbors. The policy of the 13th government is to interact with its neighbors. In fact, this policy is to increase economic and geo-economic relations with its neighbors. In addition, Iran seeks to improve the level of its geo-strategic and security relations with its neighbors, given the presence of the Zionist regime in its vicinity, especially in Azerbaijan. Iran seeks to improve geo-communication relations with its neighbors. The question of this research is: What impact will the role of regional and transregional powers have on Iran's neighbors on Iran's geopolitical relations? In answer to this question, it should be said that considering the influence of Iran's neighbors on regional and transregional powers, it can have undesirable effects on Iran's policy of increasing geoeconomic, geostrategic, security, and geocommunication relations. The purpose of this research is to identify and examine the factors influencing Iran's neighbors' influence on regional and transregional powers and the impact of these factors on Iran's geopolitical relations. Initial findings show that Iran, given the presence and effective role of regional and transregional powers on Iran's neighbors, seeks to establish interactive geopolitical relations with its neighbors in order to achieve geoeconomic, security, and geocommunication security.

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