Survey of International Obstacles to Foreign Investment in the Islamic Republic of Iran and to push off (2010s)

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Shahram Saadatmand ¹ (PhD Student in International Relations,Faculty of Humanities,Shahreza Branch,Islamic Azad University,Isfahan, Iran)
Hossein Ahmadi ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran, corresponding Author: [e-mail])
Masoud Hemmat ³ (Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2022-01-16 Accepted : 2022-01-16 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Iran, USA, Sanctions, Foreign Investment,

Abstract :

The attraction of foreign investments is one of the most important tools for gaining international financial recourses in most states. International obstacles have created some restrictions for the attraction of Foreign Investment in Iran. The purpose of this article is to examine the international obstacles for the attraction of foreign investment in the country in 2010s. The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical. The collecting tool of data is library studies and statistics. The research hypothesis emphasizes that sanctions imposed by the USA, have been among the most important international obstacles to reducing the number of foreign investments in Iran. The results show that the USA aimed at containment to Iran through the imposition of sanctions and obstacles to foreign investment, especially in the last decade, has reduced the amount of attraction rate of foreign investment in Iran.