The Normalization of Arab-Israeli Relations and Iran's Power Equation in the Asian Region

Document Type : Original Article

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Phd in Political Sciences, Political Sciences Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

10.22099/ijas.2024.50371.1003

Abstract

Some events at the level of the international system always affect the national security of other actors. The process of normalization of relations between Arab countries and Israel is presented as an important issue for decision-makers in the field of foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nevertheless, in the new situation where the process of normalization of relations between Arab countries and Israel has been initiated, one of the main and perhaps the most important drivers can be assessed as the antagonism towards the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Asian region. Therefore, this article seeks to answer the question of what stages of tension and cooperation the relations between the Arabs and Israel have historically and politically gone through, and what security threats and opportunities the normalization of relations between the Arabs and Israel presents for Iran at the level of the Asian region. The research method of this article is descriptive and analytical.

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