Mohsen Jamshidi; Mer Ebrahim Sedeegh; Mahmoud Bastami
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2021, , Pages 77-101
Abstract
In recent decades, Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two regional powers, have been plagued by ideological-geopolitical conflicts (in the common sphere of influence). (Introduction) It seems ...
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In recent decades, Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two regional powers, have been plagued by ideological-geopolitical conflicts (in the common sphere of influence). (Introduction) It seems that according to the developments and also the position and strategic-strategic interests of these two powers, each of them seeks to eliminate the rival and achieve the desired goal (regional hegemony) by adopting the desired policies.(Hypothesis) In the present study, a qualitative-interpretive method with a descriptive-analytical approach has been used.(Method) The Islamic Republic seeks to maintain the ideals of the Islamic Revolution and increase its power in all dimensions and expand its ideological sphere of influence, as well as maintain survival (axis of resistance - East and Shiism) and expand its soft power by increasing its influence in Disrupt the equations of the region. But Saudi Arabia, as the opposite, seeks to maintain the political survival of Sunni-Wahhabi and (Western-Arab) power, as well as to expand Wahhabi teachings and increase its relative power in the face of Iranian influence. Therefore, the analysis of the equations of the region under its influence and its future, using the dual approaches adopted by the two regional powers (Iran, Saudi Arabia).(Results)
