Quarterly Journal of Political
Research in Islamic World

It seems that geopolitics is the most important factor in Iran’s international and local evolutions. Iranians, in the line with political history, sometimes were the great global power as an empire, and sometimes were the local great power. For them, to be the great power in region, there are some causes that need to in mind. So opportunities in the path of being a great regional power are divided in two categories as such: initial opportunities, and evolutional opportunities. Beside these factors, there are some strategies that make the opportunities to be recognized in field. Among these strategies are: Two or multilateral agreements to prevent any offensive acts Development of regional political ::::union::::s Focus on public diplomacy Strengthening the Iranian lobbies separations between Revolutionary and governmental affairs, and so on. It is important that in the vision of Islamic republic of Iran, cultural and religious affairs may help so much in realization of the regional goals.