Foreign Policy of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani's First Term (20132017) (Contemporary Gulf Studies)

The book deals with President Hassan Rouhani’s conceptual approach to foreign policy. It discusses the main pillars of thinking underpinning Rouhani’s administration and the school of thought associated with it, with a focus on issues pertaining to development as well as international relations. The signature of the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” in 2015 showed the Iranian commitment towards the international requests on guarantees and transparency on its nuclear enrichment program. The book analyses the actual impact of the nuclear deal on the Gulf regional politics, with especial emphasis on the Iran-Saudi Arabia balance of power and the internal implications at political and economic level. It will assess the success or failure of the nuclear deal JCPOA as a foreign policy tool and it impact for Iran and the region. The book also analyses Iran’s relations with other gulf Arab states, Latin America, Africa and its ‘war on terror’ along with its allies Syria and Iraq. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction (Luciano Zaccara, Wafa Sultana Mohiddin)....Pages 1-13 Exploring President Rouhani’s Foreign Policy Doctrine 2013–2017 (Mahdi Ahouie)....Pages 15-41 Revisiting Rouhani’s School of Thought: A Critical Discussion of Its Developmental and Foreign Policy Doctrines (Ali Fathollah-Nejad)....Pages 43-56 Rouhani, the Nuclear Deal, and New Horizons for Iran–US Relations (Luciano Zaccara, Mehran Haghirian)....Pages 57-86 The Sectarian Divide in Iran–Saudi Relations (Shahram Akbarzadeh)....Pages 87-106 Iran’s Own ‘War on Terror’: Iranian Foreign Policy Towards Syria and Iraq During the Rouhani Era (Edward Wastnidge)....Pages 107-129 Iran and Russia: Between Pragmatism and Possibilities of a Strategic Alliance (Nikolay Kozhanov)....Pages 131-156 Regaining Space: Iranian Foreign Policy Toward Latin America During the First Presidential Term of Hassan Rouhani (2013–2017) (Sergio I. Moya Mena)....Pages 157-176 From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani: Iran’s Presence in Africa (Mahjoob Zweiri, Alieu Manjang)....Pages 177-203 The Feasibility of Energy Cooperation between Iran and the Gulf Arab States (Anna Aleksandra Gawlik)....Pages 205-228 From Isolation to Accommodation: Lessons Learnt from Hassan Rouhani’s First Term in Office (Anoushiravan Ehteshami)....Pages 229-235