چکیده:
The Middle East is one of the geographical points referred to as the world's energy warehouse in the field of energy (oil and gas), and therefore, it must inevitably deal with the opportunities and threats arising from these vital resources. This statement implies the presence of actors effective in international politics and political economy and their efforts to stabilize a form of political structures aligned or compatible with their own desires in the region; these conditions actually mean that the existence of independent sovereignty in these structures is questionable. In this regard, to analyze such a situation, the theory of interdependence as a school of neoliberal thought was used as a theoretical basis. To better understand the issue, after presenting the regional ecology, the category of oil and its position in the global economy was examined in the next step. After mentioning aspects of the US position as an influential actor in the international system regarding this strategic substance, the impact of this vital substance and the policy of powerful actors in the international system on changing political regimes in Iran was discussed with more emphasis. In conclusion, the analysis of the data, in line with the research objective which was collected using the documentary (library) method—foreign and domestic sources—has led to the conclusion that the change and stabilization of the geo-political structures of the Middle East is tied to the interests of powerful countries due to the asymmetric nature of dependency, and this situation will become more complex in the future with the presence of new actors from East and South Asia and their competition with former actors.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The Role of International Political Economy in Changing the Sovereignty Structures of the Middle East with an Emphasis on Iran's Energy Position Hamidreza Mohammadi 1 and Ahmad Ghamparvar; 2 Date of receipt: 1392/6/12, Date of approval: 1392/7/30 Abstract The Middle East is one of the geographical points that has been called the world's energy reservoir in the field of energy (oil and gas), and therefore, it must inevitably deal with the opportunities and threats arising from these vital materials.
In the end, the analysis of the data, which were collected using the documentary method (library-based) from foreign and domestic sources in line with the research objective, concluded that the change and stabilization of the geo-political structures of the Middle East, due to the asymmetric dimension of dependency, is tied to the interests of powerful countries, and this situation will become more complex in the future with the presence of new actors from East and South Asia and their competition with previous actors.
Following the occurrence of the Iranian Revolution, the imposed war, and the US attempt to re-establish dominance over Iran's oil resources, Harold Saunders, the Under Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs in 1976/1355, emphasized that US interests in Iran had remained constant throughout a generation because "the importance of Iran for the security of the Persian Gulf region, the future of the Middle East, and oil production was vital" (Foran, 1389: 508-509).
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