Strategic Planning of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Regional Security in the Persian Gulf

پژوهش ‎های جغرافیای سیاسی

Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 10 November 2024

Document Type: *

DOI: 10.22067/pg.2024.87438.1280

Authors

Ali Kakimi khorram^{* 1}; sayed hadi zarghani²; hadi azami²

¹vezarat keshvar

²Associate Professor

Abstract

The Persian Gulf, due to its distinct geopolitical and geostrategic characteristics, has a major contribution to the regional policies of regional and extra-regional actors. Iran, among all actors, has a longer historical background in spatial and territorial management of the Persian Gulf. However, with emerging developments, the process of Iran's role in the region has acquired complex dimensions. Therefore, it is inevitable to plan regional security strategies in accordance with its developments and modernization. In this regard, the present research, using a combination of SWOT, QSPM and David's strategic methods, has compiled Iran's regional security strategies in the Persian Gulf, in the three dimensions of military, geopolitical and geo-economic security. The findings showed that the strategy of "maintaining and strengthening Iran's geopolitical arms in the region and expanding its scope" has been identified as the main and fundamental strategy of Iran's regional security in the Persian Gulf with a score of 8.66. Also, the following strategies have been formulated by separating the three components: in the field of Iran's military security in the Persian Gulf, holding joint military and security exercises between Iran and the countries of the Persian Gulf region; In the field of Iran's geopolitical security strategies in the Persian Gulf, developing strategies for easy border crossing between countries around the Persian Gulf; And in the field of "geo-economic security strategies, the formation of joint free trade and technology zones between Iran and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf" were identified as strategic options.

Keywords

regional security"; national security"; regionalism"; Iran"; Persian Gulf

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