Methodology of Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Politics of enmity with the oppressor and support for the oppressed)

Document Type : Science - Research

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Education, Kerman University, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, IRAN.

2 Associate Professor, International Relations, Faculty of Humanities, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, IRAN.

3 PhD. Political Studies of the Islamic Revolution, Shahed University, Tehran, IRAN.

Abstract

Background and Aim: An analytical look at the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran shows that its strategies and policies in the world system and the surrounding environment are methodical. In order to portray this issue, this study tries to methodize the policy of "enmity with the oppressor and support for the oppressed".

Necessity and Question: The importance of this issue is that most of the mentioned strategy has not been studied in the form of theoretical and transtheoretical studies due to the label of being unscientific (Western attitude). Therefore, the concern is how the methods of recognizing the policy of "hostility to the oppressor and support for the oppressed" in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran can be analyzed?

Hypothesis and Method: The authors use the inductive method and analytical approach to introduce the innovative hypothesis that the four sources of religion, history, jurisprudence and futurism of Mahdavi, the policy of hostility to the oppressor and support for the oppressed.

Findings: The structure of religion, through the methods of " Tawalla and Tabarra", Principle of "No way" and "jihad", the border between the oppressed and the oppressor in foreign policy.

Due to its spiritual and material results, the source of history puts the methods of "believing in the culture of Ashura", "the spirit of self-sacrifice", "denying hegemony" and "maintaining independence" on supporting the oppressed and hostility to the oppressor on the foreign policy agenda.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

Aboutalebi, M. (2005 AD/1384 SH). "The Role of Public Representation of Jurists in the Tobacco Movement as one of the Historical Roots of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. " Journal of Islamic Revolution Studies. Vol.7, no. 21, pp. 55-74.
 
Aboutalebi, M. (2010 AD/1389 SH). "The Role of Shia Political Culture in the Islamic Revolution of Iran". Maaref Monthly. Vol.14, no. 98, pp. 10-23.
 
Akhavan Mofrad, H. (2002 AD/1381 SH). The Ideology of the Iranian Revolution. Tehran: Imam Khomeini Research Institute and the Islamic Revolution Publications.
Annabestani, A. (2009 AD/1381 SH). "Shia Jurisprudence over Time. " Iran Newspaper. No. 4336, pp. 8.
 
Ayvazi, MR. (2007 AD/1386 SH). "Shia Clergy and Socio-Political Developments. " Zamaneh Magazine. Vol. 5, no. 57, pp. 11-15.
 
Brown, C. (2013). "The Poverty of Grand Theory. " European Journal of International Relations. Vol.19, no.3, 483-497.
 
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Revised 1989. available at: http://www.divan-edalat.ir/show.php?page=base
 
Dehghani Firoozabadi, J. (2009 AD/1388 SH). "The Discourse of Justice in the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic. " Journal of Political Knowledge. Vol.1, no. 1, pp. 157-193.
 
Dehghani Firoozabadi, J. (2010 AD/1388 SH). Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tehran: Organization for the Study and Compilation of University Humanities Books (Position).
 
Dehghani Firoozabadi, J; Ghanbari Mazidi, M. (2013 AD/1392 SH). "The Evolution of Theoretical Studies of International Relations in Iran. " Bi-Quarterly Journal of Islamic Policy Research. Vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 57-39.
 
Eftekhari, A. (2015 AD/1394 SH). "Strategic Requirements of the Islamic Revolution for Political Science. " Journal of the Islamic Revolution. Vol. 4, no. 17, pp. 39-50.
 
Elahi Nejad, H; Sharifi, M. (2015 AD/1394 SH). "Perspectives on Mahdism and Research Using Future Research. " Turkey: The Second International Conference on Research in Science and Technology. pp. 1-11.
 
Eslami, M; Davand, M; Davand, H. (2016 AD/1395 SH). "The Crisis of Theorizing in International relations, a Favorable Context for Islamic Thinking. " Quarterly Journal of International Relations Research. Vol. 1, no. 22, pp. 211-236.
 
Faghfour Maghribi, H. (2009 AD/1388 SH). "The Nature of Jihad in Islam. " Andisheh Quarterly. Vol.15, no. 75, pp. 27-56.
 
 Fanaei Eshkevari, M. (2012 AD/1391 SH). "Religious Encounter with Modern Sciences. " Quarterly Journal of Methodology of Humanities. Vol. 18, no. 72, pp. 7-30.
 
 Feirahi, D. (2009 AD/1388 SH). The Political System and Government in Islam. Tehran: Organization for the Study and Compilation of University Humanities Books (Position).
 
 Haj Ismaili, MR; HabibaullahI, M. (2012 AD/1391 SH). "Theoretical Study and Analysis of the Ethics of War in the Qur'an and Hadith." Journal of Ethics. Vol. 5, no. 15, pp. 31-56.
 
 Hassani, S; Modarresi Yazdi, S. (2011 AD/1390 SH). "Augustini Methodology of Science. " Journal of Humanities Methodology. Vol. 17, no. 69, pp. 7-39.
 
https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/03/22/398766
 
https://www.yjc.news/fa/news/6256317
 
Honary Latifpour, Y. (2001 AD/1380 SH). Shia Political Culture and the Islamic Revolution. Tehran: Islamic Revolution Documentation Center Publications.
 
Imani, A. (2005 AD/1384 SH). "Rule of Jurisprudence of Tawala and Tabarra in the Foreign Policy Thought of Imam Khomeini (RA). " Quarterly Journal of Islamic Government. Vol. 9, no. 37, pp. 122-151.
 
Islamic Revolutionary Documentation Center. (2010 AD/1389 SH). "The Place of Jihad and Martyrdom in Shia Political Thought and its Objective Effects. " Available at: http://www.irdc.ir/fa/content/11305/default.aspx
 
Jabbari, H. (2019 AD/1398 SH). "The Role of the Doctrine of Mahdism in the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " Bi-Quarterly of the Promised Research Journal. Vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 69-88.
 
Jamshidi, M. (2004 AD/1383 SH). "The West and its Intellectual Foundations in Khomeini's Thought. " Matin Research Journal. Vol. 6, no. 25, pp. 15-42.
 
 Kajbaf, A. (2002 AD/1381 SH). "Capitulation and xenophobia of Imam Khomeini. " Journal of the Islamic Revolution. Vol. 4, no. 7 and 8, pp. 104-116
 
 Karami, M; Pourmand, M. (2014 AD/1393 SH). Jurisprudential Principles of Islamic Economics. Qom: Research Institute and University.
 
 Kargar Jahromi, V. (2013 AD/1392 SH). "Analysis of Kashani-Nawab Safavid Relations in the Victory and Defeat of the National Movement of Iran. " Ganjineh Asnad Quarterly. Vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 60-90.
 
Khamenei, A. (n.d.). Messages and Statements. The Office for the Preservation and Publication of the Works of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, https://farsi.khamenei.ir.
 
 Khomeini, R. (2010 AD/1389 SH). Imam Sahifa: Collection of Imam Khomeini Works, Statements, Messages, Interviews, Rulings, Sharia Permits and Letters. Volume 9. 5th Edition. Tehran: Institute of Organization and Publication of the works of Imam Khomeini.
 
 Khomeini, R. (2010 AD/1389 SH). Imam Sahifa: Collection of Imam Khomeini Works, Statements, Messages, Interviews, Rulings, Sharia Permits and Letters. Volume 10. 5th Edition. Tehran: Institute of Organization and Publication of the works of Imam Khomeini.
 
 Khosropanah, A. (2012 AD/139 SH). "Explanation and Analysis of the Theory of Provincial Knowledge. " Quarterly Journal of Methodology of Humanities. Vol, 18, no. 71, pp. 44-79.
 
 Mearsheimer, J. J; Walt, S. M. (2013). "Leaving Theory Behind: Why Simplistic Hypothesis Testing is Bad for International Relations. " European Journal of International Relations. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 427-457.
 
Mir Muhammadi, M. (2007). "Methodological Dynamics in International Relations". Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies. Vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 696-670.
 
Mohammadi, A. (2004 AD/1383 SH). "Globalization and the Promised Expectation. " Journal of Knowledge. Vol. 14, no. 84, pp. 110-120.
 
Motahari, M. (1989 AD/1368 SH). The Attraction and repulsion of Ali (AS). Tehran: Sadra Publications.
 
Mousavi Isfahani, M. (2014 AD/1393 SH). Makial Al-Mukaram in the Benefits of Prayer for Hazrat Ghaem (AS). (Haeri Qazvini, M. Trans). Volume Two. Twelfth Edition. Qom: Jamkaran Holy Mosque Publications.
 
Naghibzadeh, A. (2009 AD/1388 SH). "Theoretical and Practical Challenges in the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " International Quarterly Journal of Foreign Relations. Vol.1, no. 2, pp. 33-55.
 
Nikzad, A. (2004 AD/1383 SH). "Principles of Foreign Policy in the Constitution. " Ravagh Andisheh. Vol. 4,  no. 31, pp. 24-42.
 
Nouri, V; Malakouti, M. (2012 AD/1391 SH). "The position of Justice in the Sources of Identity of the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " Foreign Policy Quarterly. Vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 1-30.
 
Pan, C. (2020). "Enfolding Wholes in Parts: Quantum Holography and International Relations. " European Journal of International Relations. Vol. 26, no.1, pp. 14-38.
 
Rokni Yazdi, M. (2010 AD/1398 SH). "Research on Jihad in Islam. " Mushkooh Quarterly. Vol. 29, no. 108, pp. 3-29.
 
Sajjadpour, S. (2018 AD/1397 SH). "A Comprehensive Conceptual Framework for Understanding and Analyzing Iran's Foreign Policy. " Foreign Policy. Vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 27-42.
Sari al-Qalam, M. (2002 AD/1381 SH). "Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Ability and Possibility of Change. " Foreign Relations Quarterly. Vol.1, no.1, pp. 41-20.
 
Sari al-Qalam, M. (2002 AD/1381 SH). Research Methodology in Political Science and International Relations. Tehran: Shahid Beheshti University.
 
Sarvestani, A. (2015 AD/1394 SH). "Constructivist Understanding of the Anti-Arrogance Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " Quarterly Journal of Public Opinion Studies. Vol. 4, no. 15, pp. 339-384.
 
Sazak, S. C. (2020). "Bad influence: Social Networks, Elite Brokerage, and the Construction of Alliances. " European Journal of International Relations. Vol. 26, no.1, pp. 64-90.
 
Shirkhani, A; Ebrahimi Varkiani, M. (2018 AD/1397 SH). "Political Jurisprudence and the Islamic-Iranian Model of Progress. " Transcendent Politics. Vol. 6, no. 20, pp. 121-140.
 
Sylvester, C. (2013). "Experiencing the end and afterlives of International Relations/theory. " European Journal of International Relations. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 609-626.
 
Wafa, J; Forghani, G; Ahmad, H. (2011 AD/1390 SH). Tawalla and Tabarra in the Quran. Qom: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Representation of the Supreme Leader, Islamic Research Institute, Zamzam Hedayat Publications.
 
Zarei, B; Zeinvand, A; Mohammadi, K. (2014 AD/1393 SH). "The Rule of Denying Hegemony Negation in Islamic Thought and Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " Quarterly Journal of Islamic Revolution Studies. Vol. 11, no. 36, pp. 167-182.
Contemporary Researches on Islamic Revolution
Volume 4, Issue 12
June 2022
Pages 21-42

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics