Syria Crisis: Iran's Regional Conflict with US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia

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1 assistant professor

2 University of Isfahan Department of Political Science and International Relations

10.30465/cps.2020.27954.2366

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With the start of political protests in Syria, regional and trans-regional actors, each in line with their own interests, have taken a different approach to the country, which is of particular strategic importance in the Middle East. Efforts by governments such as the United States and Saudi Arabia to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's government were evident in the intervention of external actors in the crisis, as opposed to the approach taken by governments such as Iran, Iraq and Russia in the Syrian crisis. The conflict of interest between these powers has prolonged the crisis, and its effects are still visible almost a decade after the protests began.The main question of the article is the regional goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, focusing on the approach of Saudi Arabia, the United States and the Zionist regime. The findings suggest that the US, Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime's three axes overlap over the weakening position of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria. In this regard, the Islamic Republic of Iran seeks to eliminate its regional and security threats from Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States by participating in Syria and its strategic alliance with the central government of this country.

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