Titlebook: Iran in the World; President Rouhani‘’s Shahram Akbarzadeh,Dara Conduit Book 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 Iran

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Iran and the Changing Regional Strategic Environment,ongevity of its Islamic government that emerged under the political and religious leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the wake of the Iranian Revolution in January 1979. Why has the Islamic Republic ofIran proved to be so resilient, and what direction is it likely to take for the foreseeable future?

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,Iran’s Janus-Faced US Policy: The Rouhani Administration Between Continuity and Change, Opportunitydistrust and vitriolic exchanges have structured the two states’ patterns of interaction. Time and time again, the US-Iran conflict has aggravated regional tensions. In Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, for example, the two have often pursued conflicting aims and priorities, thus undermining prospects for stability and security.

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, as Agents and Vehicles of the Islamic Republic’s Soft Power,xis of Iran’s regional roles. Soft power has taken center-stage in the rhetorical lexicon of Iran’s politicians, academics, and policymakers as .. Iranian policymakers now regard soft power as fundamental to Iran’s foreign policy. Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, stated in his 2013 presidential campaign that “Iran needs soft power.”

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,Brothers or Comrades at Arms? Iran’s Relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan,uarter of a century, Iran has long been understood to favor its only Christian neighbor over its (Shi’a) Muslim rival. Although Tehran has always denied the allegation, this interpretation is pervasive in both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it is one of the issues that current President Hassan Rouhani

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The UAE and Iran: The Different Layers of a Complex Security Issue, 2013 between the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and the Islamic Republic, surprising international observers. On January 13, 2014, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, called on the international community to lift the sanctions again

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,Charting a New Course? Testing Rouhani’s Foreign Policy Agency in the Iran-Syria Relationship,an’s most reliable regional alliance. In doing this, Rouhani has also inadvertently revealed the deeply polarizing impact that the Syrian crisis has had on the Iranian political elite, as well as the limits of presidential power in Iran.