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"In the foreign domain, Khatami emphasized detente, confidence building, improvement and expansion oflran's political and economic relations with other countries, especially those in the Middle East region.
In fact, by proposing the idea of the dialogue among civilizations versus Samuel Huntington's idea of clash of civilizations, Khatami created a vibrant parameter in Iran's foreign policy, its role in the Persian Gulf regional system and in the international community.
?" Given the above• mentioned instances, it should be reiterated that Iran's policy of detente and confidence building with Persian Gulf countries has resulted in the improvement of the country's political-economic relations and promotion of its regional and international position.
With the improvement and expansion of Iran's relations with the Persian Gulf countries and creation ofa relatively new and positive conditions generated in the light ofregional policies of the Khatami 's administration, a basic revision in the security arrangement of the region seems inevitable.
Fortunately, as a result of the policy of detente, confidence building and dialogue of civilizations the pump has been primed for security cooperation between Iran and members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and for the withdrawal ofalien forces from the region.
'!" In addition, in an even wider dimension, Iran has invited the Persian Gulf Arab countries to form a regional security organization,'?' In line with this policy, in a meeting with Omani Air Force Commander Muhammad bin Mahfuz al-Arezi, Khatami called for Iran-Oman military cooperation for the preservation of security of the region, especially in the Strait of Hormuz."