Seyed Rouholah Haj Zargar Bashi
Regional Cooperation as a Strategy  to Counter US Unilateralism

Regional Cooperation as a Strategy to Counter US Unilateralism

Introduction The IR of Iran has optimal manpower, natural resources, geographical environment, and geographical location (geostrategic & transit) potentials which can serve to generate power and strengthen the domestic structure of the establishment. Achieving a strong position and a more effective role in West Asia has always been a foreign policy goal for the IR of Iran. In the meantime, the US is using its unilateral policies and coercive diplomacy to compel Iran to accept its norms within the framework of international organizations, weaken the foundations of its establishment, and prevent the country from attaining regional hegemony. One effective way of strengthening national power and countering US...

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