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a collection of articles supporting the developments of the Middle East region and their, implications In the book's' introduction t_he author' defines foreign policy 'in the context of strategies that governments assume to reach their objectives in the international arena; within such definitions the · three issues of strategiesrincluding techniques or tools), · objectives(short and long· term) and international environment (international order) must be touched upon.
,. \ 1 J 8 THE IRANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS In the introduction, the author points out that Iran's Middle East foreign policy over the past t wenry ft ve years has possessed four directions within four specific time periods.
In the first section, it embraces the foundation of the Islamic Republic until the Imposed War. The policy of exporting the revolution and in particular opposition to Israel's right to exist and support for the Palestine issue was under consideration.
©nstitute for Political and International Studies Middle Eastern countries still viewed Iran as a "revolutionary country that desired exporting the revolution within this' period.
the author addresses the discussion on Iran's union with two regional countries, Israel and Syria in two eras: the Shah's regime and the Islamic republic.
From the victory of the revolution, the - government of the Islamic Republic was after exporting the revolution and the ideals of the revolution were extending through the Middle East region of their own accord to cause domestic instability 111 many other countries.
· Israel via a union with lran could from one direction exit the (hostile) political environment of the region and establish relations with other· countries.