Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Ph.D., Department of Defense Management, Faculty of Command and Staff,, AJA University of Command and Staff, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Futures Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, AJA University of Command and Staff, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jdesd.2025.9656.1323
Abstract
The Persian Gulf is the most important geopolitical and geoeconomic region for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Moreover, this area also constitutes an integral part of the Islamic world due to the presence of the two largest oil-producing countries in the region—Iran and Saudi Arabia—and the two countries with the largest gas reserves, Iran and Qatar. With its significant advantages, including vast oil and gas reserves and the shortest routes for transporting oil and gas from both the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea to global markets, Iran has the potential to emerge as a dominant and influential player in the region. However, achieving this status is first contingent upon the enhancement of Iran’s economic power. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to identify the key economic factors that could contribute towards the enhancement of Iran's authority in the Persian Gulf region, and to formulating an economic strategy for achieving this purpose. This research can be defined as developmental and applied in terms of nature, and uses a descriptive and mixed-method approach. The statistical population consisted of 54 individuals with expertise in at least one of the economic, cultural, political, military, or geographical fields.
Through analysis 16 economic factors were identified, including the presence of significant oil and gas reserves in Iran, energy transit lines between Iran and the Persian Gulf, shared mineral and natural resources in the region, and the impact of economic sanctions against Iran. According to the research findings and calculations based on Cartesian coordinates, Iran's economic authority in the Persian Gulf is currently positioned in a mildly conservative and force-oriented state, with a trend towards a more proactive, force-oriented stance.
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