Iran's new strategy of active deterrence against the Zionist regime

Ranjbar Heydary, Vahid; Darvishvand, Zeynab

Iran's new strategy of active deterrence against the Zionist regime

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Vahid Ranjbar heydary ¹

Zeynab Darvishvand ²

¹ Assistant professor at Imam Khomeini International University (RA) Qazvin, Iran

² Master's student in Political Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract

Relations between Iran and the Zionist regime have had many ups and downs since the beginning of this regime. During the Pahlavi era, despite the opposition of public opinion, relations between the two countries were formed secretly and informally and within the framework of common interests. After the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government completely severed relations and introduced the Zionist regime as a usurper and illegitimate regime. This research, which was compiled using a descriptive-analytical method, seeks to answer the question of how Iran's strategy towards the Zionist regime changed and changed. An examination of numerous indicators indicates that the change in Iran's foreign policy was due to Islamic ideology and the desire to export the revolution. Therefore, the governments after the Islamic Revolution emphasized the need to support the rights of the Palestinian people, and diplomatic relations between Iran and the Zionist regime were severed again after the victory of the revolution, such as on July 16, 1951, when Mohammad Mossadegh, the then Prime Minister, ordered the severance of relations. On the other hand, the Zionist regime was never recognized as a national state. As a result, the approaches adopted by Iran towards the Zionist regime can be divided into five periods: the doctrine of calculated ambiguity, the doctrine of severance, the doctrine of perimeter, the doctrine of strategic patience, and the doctrine of active deterrence.

Keywords

Iran

active deterrence

doctrine of the periphery

Zionist regime

strategic patience

Subjects

Topics related to the Islamic Revolution

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