The Strategies of Islamic Republic of Iran towards the Security of Persian Gulf

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Mohammadali Basiri ¹ , Leila Javidi ²

1 - استادیار و عضو هیأت علمی گروه علوم سیاسی دانشگاه اصفهان [e-mail]
2 - کارشناسی ارشد روابط بین الملل دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شهرضا [e-mail]

Received: 2010-11-25 Accepted : 2012-01-24 Published : 2011-12-01

Keywords: Persian Gulf, Security, Islamic Republic of Iran, Regional security, Confidence Building,

Abstract :

The Persian Gulf region is one of the important security, strategic and economic regions in international system. For these reasons it is having important place and throughout recent history great powers have paid attention to it and it has sometime become the target of their aggression. Nowadays with the advent of oil reserves and its important place in world economy the security and stability of this region is a sensitive issue for both regional as well as world powers. Taking into consideration the type, position and political geography, nature of the governments in the Persian Gulf region, a regional security based on cooperation among the countries of the region is most suitable method for the security of the region. Of course this task will not be accomplished unless different methods of mutual confidence building are pursued among the countries of the region for removing the misunderstandings. This will be achieved only through the serious efforts of the political leaders of littoral countries.