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Report and Opinion 2014; 6(6) 64 Report and Opinion 2014; 6(6) http://www.sciencepub.net/report Geopolitical challenges of Islamic Republic of Iran about Persian Gulf Parya Eskandari [email protected] Abstract: One major geopolitical center of gravity of the Persian Gulf and International Relations, which is dominated by two domain Is in Persian and Arabic. Iranian political and cultural dominance and superiority geopolitical weight placards on the blue area is not secret. But in recent decades, Arabic countries in the region with the support of some Western countries, many national interests and symbols of Iranian culture and civilization in the region have been the challenge facing Iran have a lot of geopolitical conflicts and challenges. In this paper, a historical approach - analytical, Islamic Republic of Iran's geopolitical challenges facing the countries of the region will be presented in Arabic. [Parya Eskandari. Geopolitical challenges of Islamic Republic of Iran about Persian Gulf. Rep Opinion 2014; 6(6):64-72]. (ISSN: 1553-9873). http://www.sciencepub.net/report. 9 Keywords: Persian Gulf, geopolitical challenges, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Arabic countries. 1- Introduction region to reach a common goal, has had significant Persian Gulf is a shallow sea with an area of impact. In recent decades, the tiny Persian Gulf 251,226 square kilometers located in the periphery of countries, especially the United Arabic Emirates, the North West Indian Ocean and the northeast shores Western stimulating interest and geopolitical conflict of Iran, from the East to the Sea of Oman and the with Iran are trying to Iran "debugging" of the Persian Arabian Peninsula is bounded to the south. Arvand Gulf region have begun. river from the mouth of the Strait of length 1259 km, North shores of the Persian Gulf is home to and the width of the entrance to the Omani coast, one of the most human civilizations that have emerged approximately 180 to 250 km range and the Strait of from Iranian and Aryan peoples. At the time of the approximately 85 km. Its average depth is 25 to 35 Achaemenid and Sassanid Persian Gulf in Iran was meters (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1368, vol 1). because Srzmynhayjnvby Persian Gulf states as well Iran, 1375 km from Bandar Abbas to the mouth of as the "First" or "Hedger" (eval at the time of the Faw, ie 3/45 percent of all Persian Gulf coast, most Achaemenid and Sassanid times Hedger) and along the coast, and Iraq, with 5/18 km And 6/0% of "Mason", part of the of Iran (Mojtahedzade, Historical the beaches along the coast less associated with open Geography, 1383). Historical and archaeological water at their disposal (Myrhydr, 1362, vol 1). This evidence, the Iranians do not leave any doubt the most body of water is considered one of the world's engaging and cultural influence in the region, canter, geopolitical and strategic areas, as well as regional both pre-Islamic and Islamic period have In this and international power center is having 5/65 percent context, the cultural practices of the member states of oil and 30 percent natural gas world (Hafez Nia, the Council in removing symbols in Persian culture in 1371), and a position Rymlndy, is the world's new the region, such as making fake names for Iranian heartland. The geopolitical position, leading the islands, including "Lavan" to "Shoaib Sheikh", colonial powers and the role of Ages In the area of the "creed" to "Qais", and change projects the Persian Persian Gulf that competing colonial powers and the Gulf to the "Gulf Arabic" and three Iranian islands fundamental transformation of the geopolitical (Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunb Tunb) into periphery has led many political units., One of the "islands occupied by Iran" very Asharhand. 1 means of trans-regional powers in the Persian Gulf, to use the old trick of "differences Pop and rule" has 1. The groundwork for fixing Sheikh Traffickers been . Undoubtedly, the region of the distant past can send North West be seen in both Persian and Arabic. Evidence and With the fall of the Safavid government and historical data indicate that culture has Dyrynhtry reduce government control of the Qajar dynasty background. Conflict in the Persian Gulf to bring the reached its peak in the subsequent dynasties, the rulers two cultures may be derived from the presence of of the southern lands of Persia and Persian Gulf trans-regional powers, it is also seen in 200 years. In Islands, especially due to different local rulers like the situation intensified, Arab nationalism in recent islands Manyhay rule would allow Msndm. After decades has had the greatest impact, as far as the lack Great Britain's army entered the Persian Gulf, a of a strong regional alliance of political units in the number of Iranian islands including Qeshm, during 64 Report and Opinion 2014; 6(6) http://www.sciencepub.net/report and following the series occupied the islands of Abu Tribunal and with the support of Western Musa and the Tunb occupied. governments and possibly against Iran, to achieve Measures at baseline and after Agassi Mirza their oals. In recent years, the Arabic countries have Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri efforts in clauses Abbas and strictly follow the procedure. For example, the Bushehr port door and preventing the rise of the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council meeting Persian Gulf emirate's northern coastline. Meanwhile, in Riyadh on 5 June 1384, announced that three Sheikh Yusuf, the ruler of Bandar Abbas, Bandar islands occupied by Iran, condemn and demanding we mortality to large areas of Makran The Held. Fath Ali examine this issue in the International Court of Shah's death in 1853 he remained loyal to the Iranian Justice. Government And from that date onwards, the government stopped giving leasehold leasehold for 19 4 - Secession in Khuzestan years to pay. This action was supported by the British Some Arab leaders, particularly the Baathist virtually Bandar state into a semi-autonomous regime in Iraq, a land rich Arab minority in emirates. (Mojtahedzade win, in 1383, the historical Khuzestan, according to the sequence of the Arab geography of the Persian Gulf, Tehran, Naval Defence world or the Arab nation with whom they share ethnic Studies Centre, page 42) and linguistic terms. Even some of them extremists Persian Gulf to the Zagros foothills southwest 2 - Iranian islands claimed by the United Arabic territory of the Arab world and Arabic cultures have. Emirates Periods of political transition in the vacuum of power The central government of Iran has mobility with the regionalist parties have followed. succeeded to overthrow the autonomy of the port Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty to transfer power from a door, the island of Great Britain in 1903, the name of power vacuum that emerged from this period, areas the ruler of Sharjah to Abu LENGEH the ruling heir, for segregation Sheikh Khaz'al, ruler of Khuzestan occupied and governed it became the Emirate of And plan to bring independence. Sharjah. It seems from this time until the early 30th century, the struggle between the government and 5 - Dgrnamy geographic Persian Gulf ruler of Sharjah on the flag and the exercise of Persian Gulf has long been of the same name. sovereignty over the island continued. Historians and scholars such as Herodotus, Tals, Tunb Island residents are divided into two Nsarkhvs, Astrabvn, Kvrsyvs, Ptolemy, Naksy groups: a group of Iranian descent living in the West Meandering, Hkatvs, Eratosthenes, Aryanvs etc., the Southwest Jzyrhand are generally, but its function in rest of his writings, the adjective "Persian" or the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) as (Hafez Nia, "Persian" to be called the South Sea, Iran have used. 1371). And the second, non-native residents and Documents in Greek, the term sinus persicus, mara immigrants who have permanent residence or simply persicum, persikon kaitas, aquarum perisco, Persian to carry out the mission in the field of desalination gulf, Iran has been attributed to the South Sea, all of plants and facilities, ships and aircraft, then sent are. which refer in some way to the Persian Gulf or Persian. More importantly, the inscription of Darius 3 - Persian Gulf Cooperation Council the isthmus of Suez and the results of "Pars Sea" has Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and been mentioned, and the phrase "a pious Hcha Tyh geopolitical large role in the escalation of political element T" means barking comes from the sea, is conflicts in the Persian Gulf is Persian and Arabic. observed. Therefore does not deserve some Arab The Council for the first time since 1378 that leaders, Arab Gulf fictitious name put on the Persian the subject of his discourse on the Iranian islands Gulf, in truth, the heart of history. Do not forget that (Naimi Arfa, 1370), the majority of its periodic Arab leaders against the Zionist regime's efforts to meetings, in particular the three Iranian islands of Abu rename the Gulf of Aqaba as the "glass" (a term Musa islands occupied by Iran and read demanding Zionist regime) - At the height differences between assignment The UAE government is. Recent years, the Arab world and the Zionist regime - Arab leaders the United Arabic Emirates, with the help of the reacted sharply to known history of heart. Cooperation Council and Iran's foreign relations are The second half of the ninth century witnessed strained due to the uncertainties of the West, trans- fundamental changes in Europe were. With the regional states in support of the international conquest of Constantinople in 1453 the Byzantine community, using advertising and global media tools Empire led by Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi to the and support some Arabic countries, such as Libya, extinction of the dark period of the Middle Ages in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt seeks to make noise against Europe who had absolute authority of the church was Iran.
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