Document Type : Research Paper
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This article considering the position of Syria in the regional policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, trying to answer the question of whether the crisis in Syria will affect Iran's regional security?In response to this question the research hypothesis is that the crisis in Syria due to its geopolitical and geostrategic position and its place in the main cycle of resistance can weaken Iran's regional security. The main purpose of this article is to analyze Iran's regional security in the light of the developments in Syria. Methodology of the research is descriptive-analytic, trying to discuss the influences of independent variable. Results of the research show that with continuity of the Syrian crisis, Iran regional security will face different threats such as weakening the axis of resistance, formation ofdiscoursiveconflicts, intensify sectarian and religious tensions, and etc. Theoretical backbone of the research is based on "Copenhagen School" on regional security.
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