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The balance of threat and mutual deterrence between Iran and the United States
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Hossein Sayahi   , Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Nia |
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The extensive ideological rivalries and conflicts between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in West Asia have resulted in a state where these two actors perceive each other as objective threats. Driven by divergent regional interests, the two states view each other as impediments to the attainment and safeguarding of their respective national interests in the region. Consequently, a mutual perception of threat has arisen between the United States and Iran in West Asia. The prevailing perception of threat has given a unique character to the rivalry between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in this particular geopolitical sphere. Thus, both actors have been forced to engage in deterrence strategies vis-à-vis each other's perceived threats so as to attain a balance of power. In this context, each of these two states attempts to create a balance against the other by leveraging their respective advantages and opportunities, with both appearing to have been largely successful. However, the perceived threat level between them is so high, and the United States and Iran's mutual hostile intentions are so clear that they have been encouraged to participate in this balance of threats in order to create deterrence. Given the complex dynamics at play in the emergence of the balance of threats between the United States and Iran, one cannot draw a clear vision of the end of the efforts of the United States and Iran to create a balance of power against each other. The present study employed a descriptive-analytical approach.
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| Keywords: Balance of Power, Balance of threat, Deterrence, the United States, Iran |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2023/01/11 | Published: 2024/07/10
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