{"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"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rasanah-iiis.org\/english\/the-journal\/irans-neo-persian-strategy-between-setbacks-and-persistence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran\u2019s Neo-Persian Strategy Between Setbacks and Persistence - International Institute for Iranian Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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. 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