This is done by analysing how Iran interacts with countries pertaining to its most immediate sphere of influence—the Gulf, Iraq, the Levant, Afghanistan, and Central Asia—but also with external actors acting or having an interest in the region, such as Russia, Turkey, and the European Union...
“The Shiite Crescent” This was the name used after the Iraq War, which started in 2003, for the sphere of influence tied to a pro-Iranian stance and which was increasingly being regarded with concern. The hue of the “Crescent” that raises the flag of resistance against the United State...
who has pledged to broker peace inUkraineand take a tougher stance on Iran, which is grappling with growing economic problems and other challenges, including military setbacks in its sphere of influence across the Middle East.
Meanwhile, the British-Russian rivalry continued and in 1907 resulted in an Anglo-Russian agreement (annulled after World War I) that divided Iran into spheres of influence. The period preceding World War I was one of political and financial difficulty. During the war, Iran was occupied by the...
has always viewed Azerbaijan as either a lost territory that should be part of Iran or at the very least within its sphere of influence, which it views as the entire South Caucasus. In many ways, Iran views Azerbaijan in the same manner as Russia views Ukraine: as part of its homeland ...
Iran's critical military and logistical support for the dictatorship in Syria, its backing of Shiite militias in Iraq, and support for armed militias in Yemen have inflamed sectarian conflicts while deeply destabilizing the region. Tehran wants to expand its sphere of influence and establish a fu...
by other artists from all over the world. The group’s work is centered on three activities: exhibitions, books and lecture performances, focusing on an often forgotten sphere of influence between Slavs, Caucasians and Central Asians. They refer to themselves as “archaeologists of the everyday”...
Since the Soviet Union made great efforts to build up its sphere of influence in northern Iran, the relations between the two countries strained. During the initial postwar period the issue of the Soviet Union withdrawing the troops from Iran made the relations between America and the Soviet ...
territory to the west of Azerbaijan and Iranian territory to the south of Azerbaijan. On the other hand,Iran has long viewedAzerbaijan as a lost territory that belongs within its sphere of influence. Like Iran’s connection to Iraq and Lebanon, this is mainly due toAzerbaijan’s Shia majority...
“spheres of influence” inside Afghanistan. During the Soviet occupation (1979-88), Iran created an “ideological sphere of influence” by empowering the Shi’ites. Iran then created a “political sphere of influence” by unifying the Dari/Persian-speaking minorities, who ascended to power after...