Document Type : Original Article
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Graduated with a Master's degree in Political Science, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Science, Imam Sadeq University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Science, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science (Iranian Affairs), Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Science, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract
Due to its geopolitical and geoeconomic position, Iran has consistently faced external threats. Threats such as the presence of the United States, Saddam Hussein’s nationalist government, and terrorist groups have increased the need to strengthen national security. Consequently, Iran has pursued various deterrence strategies by developing its nuclear, missile, and drone industries, as well as through arms transfers. This study, within the theoretical framework of regional deterrence and using a document-based and library research method, seeks to answer the question: In what direction has Iran's regional deterrence strategy evolved since the Islamic Revolution? The final analysis of this article suggests that, based on statements from officials of hostile countries and Iran’s emergence as a regional power following four recent order-shaping wars—the Iran-Iraq War, the Second Gulf War, the war against ISIS, and Operation Al-Aqsa Flood—Iran has simultaneously employed three types of deterrence: conventional, indirect, and networked, in response to regional threats.
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