Quarterly Journal of West Asian Studies
(Faṣlnāmah-i Gharb-i Asiyā)

Quarterly Journal of West Asian Studies (Faṣlnāmah-i Gharb-i Asiyā)

The impact of the recent developments in the Caucasus on the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in that region; Emphasizing the 44-day war

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch.
2 Master's degree in International Relations from Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch.
Abstract
The South Caucasus region is one of the most important peripheral regions of Iran and is important from various political, economic and security aspects. Based on this, the main goal of this research is to investigate the impact of developments in the Caucasus, especially the 44-day Karabakh war, on Iran's policies. The main question of the research is that the developments in the Caucasus, especially the 44-day war in the Karabakh region between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020, have had an impact on Iran's policies in that region. Also, this hypothesis has been followed that it seems that the 44-day war and its developments in the Caucasus region with the increase in the offensive power of Azerbaijan, the increase in the possibility of formation of rival alliances and alliances and Iran's confrontation with geopolitical challenges, Iran's regional policy with a kind of security puzzle in this The area has faced. The results showed that the most important effects of the developments in the Caucasus, especially the 44-day war, on Iran's policies include Iran's confrontation with border threats and, as a result, the improvement of the military image of its foreign policy, the change in the direction of Iran's foreign policy to support the rights of Azerbaijan in recapturing the occupied territories, maintaining the policy of neutrality in This war has been the opposition to the possibility of changing the border with Armenia following the creation of the Zangezur Corridor, the aggressiveness of Azerbaijan's approach towards Iran, and the intensification of competition and conflict with Turkey and the Israeli, respectively. This research examines the dimensions of this issue in a descriptive-analytical way.
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Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 5
Autumn 2024
Pages 166-193

  • Receive Date 03 January 2025
  • Revise Date 02 February 2025
  • Accept Date 03 February 2025
  • First Publish Date 03 February 2025
  • Publish Date 22 August 2024