Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Tarbiat Modares University

2 Assistant Professor of International Relations at Tarbiat Modares University

Abstract

On the 17th December 2014, the resumption of relations between US and Cuba became the most important political news during the past few decades in the world. Yet, some analysts say the detente model of US and Cuba is applicable to Iran-US relations. Similarities between Iran and Cuba such as the revolutionary governments, Anti-Americanism, being sanctioned by the US and many other similarities reinforces this proposition. Therefore, the present study has examined this possibility with the following question: Is it possible to use the détente model US - Cuba on US-Iran relations? It was found that due to some differences between Iran and Cuba at the systemic level, including the different regional pressures and at the unit level, such as different positions of the two countries in the international system, different perceptions of America among the leaders of the two countries, different relationship of the communities of the two countries with that’s of the US make is impossible to compare. Hence, it is not applicable to use Cuba-US detente model to Iran-US relations. The approach of this study is descriptive-analytical, the method is comparative and Data are collected through the library-based research method.

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