اهداف و راهبردهاي سياست خارجي جمهوري اسلامي ايران

The Objectives and Strategies of the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Foreign policy, like any kind of policy, is directed towards the achievement of the objectives prescribed by governments.The achievement of the objectives requires having strategies compatible with the objectives and can contribute to their thriving. The present article deals with the objectives and strategies which outline the framework of the foreign policy of the Islamic Rupublic of Iran. For defining the objectives of the foreign policy, the argument, which is based on authentic Islamic resources, speeches of the late Imam Khomeini, and speeches of the supreme leader - Ayatollah Khamenei and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, shows that the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has eight objectives which are categorized as "national" objectives and "transnational". Also, the strategies that help to accompilsh these objectives are dealt with.