چکیده:
In recent decades, Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two regional powers, have been plagued by ideological-geopolitical conflicts (in the common sphere of influence). (Introduction) It seems that according to the developments and also the position and strategic-strategic interests of these two powers, each of them seeks to eliminate the rival and achieve the desired goal (regional hegemony) by adopting the desired policies.(Hypothesis) In the present study, a qualitative-interpretive method with a descriptive-analytical approach has been used.(Method) The Islamic Republic seeks to maintain the ideals of the Islamic Revolution and increase its power in all dimensions and expand its ideological sphere of influence, as well as maintain survival (axis of resistance - East and Shiism) and expand its soft power by increasing its influence in Disrupt the equations of the region. But Saudi Arabia, as the opposite, seeks to maintain the political survival of Sunni-Wahhabi and (Western-Arab) power, as well as to expand Wahhabi teachings and increase its relative power in the face of Iranian influence. Therefore, the analysis of the equations of the region under its influence and its future, using the dual approaches adopted by the two regional powers (Iran, Saudi Arabia).(Results)
خلاصه ماشینی:
, have led to the intensification of conflicts between the two neighboring countries, such that in most intellectual circles and political analysts, Iran is presented as the leader of the Shiites in the Middle East region, which, following the developments of the Arab Spring and the fall of Sunni dictatorships in the region, is viewed as the center of gravity and a base for Shiites in various parts of the Islamic lands that it supports; it is argued that Iran seeks to achieve regional hegemony based on the teachings of the Shiite school and stands in opposition to Saudi Arabia, which introduces itself as the representative of Sunni Muslims and calls for maintaining the status quo and confronting Iran and the Shiites, to the extent that most Takfiri terrorist groups, including ISIS, have explicitly acknowledged this point.
In the regional arena, due to the competition between three geopolitics—Shiism (led by Iran), Salafism (led by Saudi Arabia), and Ikhwanism (led by Turkey)—Iran must consider a three-dimensional power balance strategy: First, emphasizing the model of religious democracy as a pattern compatible with regional values and norms; second, striving to expand political, economic, and security cooperation with important regional countries in order to reduce the level of intervention by external forces in the process of creating regional order, reforming economic structures, and responding to the increasing demands of the massive young and job-seeking population in the region through assistance to markets and regional economic unions.
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