The Impact of Soft Power on the National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

karim abbasi ¹ , samad ghaempanah ² , hasan shamsinighyasvand ³ , seydasasdolah athari ⁴

1 - Danishjou Doctorate of Political Science, one of Pakistan, Danishgah of Islamic Azad, Pakistan, Iran
2 - Political Science and International Relations, Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Political Science Department of Azad University, Takestan branch
4 - Assistant Professor of Political Science, Azad University of Takestan, Qazvin, Iran

Received: 2023-02-03 Accepted : 2023-05-13 Published : 2023-04-21

Keywords: National Security, Soft power, Islamic Republic, Supreme Leader,

Abstract :

The type and degree of threat of each country has a direct relationship with the goals and ideals of its government. The Islamic Republic of Iran as a government that relies on religious and religious values ​​and ideals that relies on religious democracy and its most important goal is the realization of justice and the spread of the ideals of the Islamic Revolution throughout the world, a society with these ideals and goals always faces threats. One of the ways to examine the foundations of the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to study the speeches of Ayatollah Khamenei, who is in charge of the major policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this research, the main question is; What is the impact of soft power on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei?