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PhD student in International Relations, Isfahan branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Al Qasim Green University, Iraq Email: ali.alshokrawy@science.uoqasim.edu.iq
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran, (Corresponding Author)
10.30465/cps.2024.49679.3431
Abstract
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe relied on Russia for its energy needs. But Russia, after the war, in response to the economic sanctions imposed by the European Union and the West, cut off the export of 80% of its natural gas to Europe. As a result, Europe is currently looking for new sources for its energy supply, and in the meantime, Iran can play an important role due to its wealth of resources and special geographical location. The basic question of this article is: What opportunities and challenges has the Ukraine war created for the energy relations between Iran and the European Union? The hypothesis that is raised following this question: The outbreak of the war in Ukraine, on the one hand, has raised Iran as an alternative source of energy supply for Europe, and, on the other hand, considering the strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia in order to the reduction of Western sanctions has added to the complexity of the situation. The research findings indicate that Russia needs to take over the markets of Iran's main energy customers, including China and India, in order to compensate for the lost European market. In addition, US sanctions and Iran's disturbed relations with the West also prevent the establishment of active energy diplomacy between this country and the European Union. This article is written in a descriptive-analytical method and the data was prepared using the library method and data collection.
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