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Foreign Policy of Ninth Iranian Administration

Different evaluations have been made of Ninth Cabinetʹs foreign policy. Those who believe in change, find essential and qualitative changes from the past while others see it as the continuation of what it has been previously. In this article the auther illustrates that each of these beliefs shows a part of the essence and quality of foreign policy of the fundamentalist government. The foreign policy of present administration has maintained both change and continuation; while it has been a continuation of past policies, has at the same time undergone change too. The nature and basics of past policies have continued, however within the framework of those policies, behavioral principals and directions have become aggressive. Strategy of revisionistic non-alliance and three principals of maximized fundamentalism, justice and peace Seeking have dominated the policies of present government. An evolution has resulted in redefinition of relation with the West, policy of looking toward the East, Third -worldism, Latin- Americanism, critical dialogue with United States and reviewing of its own nuclear policies.