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US Foreign Policy on Iranian Influence

This document is a proposal for a paper on the US foreign policy towards the rise of Iranian influence in the Middle East from 2003 to 2013. It discusses how Iran has sought to extend its influence in the region, particularly in the Gulf region. It also discusses how the US aims to preserve balance of power in the region and prevent clashes between states. The rise of Iranian political, economic, and military influence poses a threat to US interests and regional stability. The document will examine the stages of US-Iranian relations, the sources of Iran's power and influence, and the US foreign policy response to the escalation of Iranian influence in the Middle East during this period.

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US Foreign Policy on Iranian Influence

This document is a proposal for a paper on the US foreign policy towards the rise of Iranian influence in the Middle East from 2003 to 2013. It discusses how Iran has sought to extend its influence in the region, particularly in the Gulf region. It also discusses how the US aims to preserve balance of power in the region and prevent clashes between states. The rise of Iranian political, economic, and military influence poses a threat to US interests and regional stability. The document will examine the stages of US-Iranian relations, the sources of Iran's power and influence, and the US foreign policy response to the escalation of Iranian influence in the Middle East during this period.

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Diana Alrawashdeh

PLSC 327W

Connor Sutton

10/09/2017

Proposal paper

The foreign policy of the United States of America towards the rise of Iranian influence in the
Middle East "2003 to 2013 ″

Iran is an important country in the Middle East region and is always trying to extend its influence

through various power tools towards the Middle East in general and the Gulf region in particular, as the

most vulnerable region compared to other areas surrounding Iran that may limit its regional ambitions To

parallel her in strength and sometimes surpass her, such as Turkey in the north-west, Pakistan and

Afghanistan in the east, Russia in the north, and the only way for Iran to extend its influence is to move

westward towards the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf in particular as a vital area Its strategic.

The Middle East region occupies an important place at the global level because of its religious sacredness

and economic resources, which have brought it to the attention of all States and particularly the major

powers in general, and the United States of America in particular, the United States of America seeks to

try to preserve the balance of power in the region To prevent any clash or war between states there.

One of the most dangerous threats to stability in the region is the rise of Iranian influence in various

dimensions (political, economic and military). Here we are turning to the United States ' foreign policy

towards the escalation of Iranian influence in the Middle East, where the rise of Iranian influence is

dangerous the interests of the United States of America, as well as the balance of power in the region, as

Iran aspires to play a greater role in the region Middle East after diminishing the role of the Arab and

Islamic countries that were influential there where the American occupation of Afghanistan and its fight
against the Taliban have led the events of 11 September 2001, and then the aggression against Iraq —

the owner of the most powerful army in the region at the time — and its destruction, has helped to

escalate Iranian influence in The region.

The general line of American-Iranian relations since 1979, that is to say, since the Islamic revolution in Iran

has been successful in overthrowing the Shah, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, is a hostile

relationship based on accusing each other of caring for the forces of evil and terror.

The Iranian political discourse has not ceased to characterize the United States of America as the "Great

Satan" behind all the evils of the world, whose victims are the "vulnerable" who are defended by the

Islamic Republic.

The US political discourse also puts Iran on the top of the list of countries supporting terrorism, which is

undermining US interests and the interests of its allies all over the world.

The balance of power between the two states of course works for the states that have been able to

persuade the international forces and institutions to put Iran under penalty three decades ago, during

which the Iranian people suffered a weakening of its resources and a narrowing of its development

potential, which weakened the capacity of the Iranian state to Influence the interest of the "vulnerable in

the Earth"

 How does the US administration deal with the escalating Iranian influence in the Middle East?

 The main question stems from a number of sub-questions as follows:

 What are the stages of the historical developments of American-Iranian relations?

 What are the determinants of the power of the Iranian state, and its influence in the Middle East?

 What is the content of the foreign policy of the United States of America towards the escalation

of Iranian influence in the Middle East?

 
 

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