Investigating the Posteriori Impact of the Hostage Crisis on Iran-US Relations

پژوهش نامه ایرانی سیاست بین الملل

Article 13, Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 20, March 2022, Pages 323-343   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/irlip.2021.70405.1074

Author

Ali.Akbar Nedaee^*

Graduated in Phd in Public Policy making at Azad University of Qom branche, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The majority of the history of Iran's foreign relations, for more than half a century, has been influenced by its relationship with the United States and its quality. The main purpose of this article is to address a period of these relationships; including the seizure of the US embassy by Iranian students; and its negative consequences. So, the theory of "Path Dependency" has been used to explain this relationship. The main question of the research is dedicated to the fact that; Depending on the environment and the conditions of that period, the path dependency has caused the situation to move towards hostility and enmity between the two countries. The claim of this research is based on the hypothesis that the mutual decisions of the two countries after that incident, as a turning point, have depended on the path dependency and can be explained by it. Therefore, after searching in various books and articles, I used a qualitative method to analyze and explain the decisions and actions of the parties involved in the crisis. The research findings indicate the negative impact of path dependence in the critical environment and the resulting uncertainty at an important time. The result is that; the decisions of Tehran and Washington have exacerbated the situation due to path dependence on the each stage.

Keywords

Path Dependency; Hostage taking; Crisis; Iran; the United State

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