{"id":14439,"date":"2026-06-25T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/?p=14439"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:55:13","slug":"irans-neo-persian-strategy-between-setbacks-and-persistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/the-journal\/irans-neo-persian-strategy-between-setbacks-and-persistence\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Neo-Persian Strategy Between Setbacks and Persistence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>Prof. Abdullah Kiran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Professor of Political Science and International Relations within the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mu\u015fAlparslan University in Mu\u015f, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s neo-Persian policy emphasizes the country\u2019s traditional Persian identity and aspires to restore Iran as both a regional and international power. This strategy seeks to expand Iran\u2019s sphere of influence beyond its borders by invoking the historical legacy of the Persian Empire. Through a combination of diplomatic, military and economic tools, Iran pursues the consolidation of its regional power and its projection as a global actor in international politics. Neo-Persian policy balances Shiism \u2014 the ideological foundation of the Iranian republic \u2014 with the historical continuity of Persian identity. While Shiism serves as a central instrument of this project, Iran also leverages the Palestinian cause and anti-imperialist discourse to broaden its appeal to Sunni states, thereby mobilizing support among diverse Islamic movements. This paper analyzes neo-Persian policy as a hybrid strategy of identity and power projection and assesses its implications for regional and global geopolitics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Abdullah Kiran Professor of Political Science and International Relations within the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mu\u015fAlparslan University in Mu\u015f, T\u00fcrkiye Abstract Iran\u2019s neo-Persian policy emphasizes the country\u2019s traditional Persian identity and aspires to restore Iran as both a regional and international power. This strategy seeks to expand Iran\u2019s sphere of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-journal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14440,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14439\/revisions\/14440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}