The Regional Strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Dealing with Terrorism and Its Impact on Iran's National Security

Abstract

Undoubtedly, one of the problems of the current world is the phenomenon of terrorism, which threatens the lives of people, disrupts the security of governments, and is one of the serious and fundamental obstacles for mankind to achieve peace and security. The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the countries where the phenomenon of terrorism is linked to its national security and has been affected by terrorism in a dual way. On the one hand, Iran is one of the main victims of terrorism in the history of its independence, and on the other hand, facing the charge of supporting terrorism, it pays the price of its independence. This research aims to examine the regional strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in dealing with terrorism and Its impact on Iran's national security (1979-2021) and answering this question, what is the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in dealing with terrorism and its impact on Iran's national security, and this issue was investigated with a descriptive and analytical method and such results were obtained. With an innovative action, especially in the last decade, the Islamic Republic of Iran has taken a strategy to deal with terrorism, which simultaneously confronts the roots and ideological and religious foundations of terrorism and tries to dry up the roots and causes of terrorism at the same time. Tactically and operationally, it has dealt with the manifestations of terrorism and prevented the spread of terrorist acts, and in this field, it has had extensive cooperation with international organizations such as Interpol and the International Police. The Islamic Republic of Iran as one of the countries where the phenomenon of terrorism is linked to its security and has been damaged by terrorism in a double way; At the same time, it has used military and tactical tools to deal with the manifestations of terrorism, it has tried to dry up the roots of terrorism and deal with the factors that cause terrorist actions, and it has adopted special policies to deal with terrorism.