Holy Defense Studies

Foreign policy taken from the thought system of Imam Khamenei (as) And its impact on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

Author

Abalhasan Kabiri

PhD in Strategic Defense Sciences, University and Higher Research Institute of National Defense and Strategic Research, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract
The three concepts of dignity, wisdom and expediency are a mandatory triangle for the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the intellectual system of the Supreme Leader. The interpretations expressed have the potential to become a macro framework and, consequently, a strategic plan so that diplomacy can always and in all states move on its axis. The purpose of this study is to explain foreign policy from the perspective of Imam Khamenei (as) based on the three principles of dignity, wisdom and expediency and its effect on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This article is a descriptive-analytical method with a quantitative approach and using the Delphi technique. The results of the study indicate that failure to achieve goals in foreign policy does not necessarily mean damage to the dignity of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran is not an invincible country in the eyes of Western countries, especially the United States. Wise behavior does not necessarily mean pursuing a policy at all times and places. What matters most is maintaining order. If the very existence of the system is in danger and the continuation of hostility against the United States endangers the existence of the system, this hostility can be temporarily abandoned. It is in the interest of the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue to help Hezbollah and Hamas, given their confrontational approach to the Zionist regime.

Keywords

dignity
wisdom
expediency
foreign policy
Subjects
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