Volume 16, Issue 1 (Quarterly Journal of Political Research in the Islamic World, Winter 2026 2026)
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The Impact of Gaza Peace Agreement on the Regional Policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran An Analysis Based on the Offensive Realism Theoretical Framwork. پژوهشهاي سياسي جهان اسلام 2026; 16 (1) :2
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The development in Qaza have always been among the key varibles in the security, identity, and geopolitical equatios of the middle East, and a primary driver in shaping the regions coalition and security perceptions. Therefore, the continuation or cessation of the conflict in Qaza affects not only the situation in Palestine but also the patterns of action of regional and supra-regional actors. The Islamic republic of iran, as one of the Palestinian equation, has defind its forein policy in connection with this issue and within the framework of its grand strategy to confront Israel and the West, While strengthening its position in the Islamic World. Accordingly, the realization of a (sustainable peace) in Qaza could have long-term strategic consequences for the future of Irans forein policy. This study, drawing on John Mearsheimer`s theory of offensive realism and using thematic analysis, seeks to answer the question of what impact the 2025 Qaza peace agreement has had of Iran`s power calculation, balance of threat, and its regional and extra-regional behavior. The findings of the study indicate that the Qaza peace has not led to a strategic shift, but rather to a (tactical change) in Iran`s forein policy, and that Iran`s behavior remains explainable withine logic of power-centered competition characteristic of offensive realism. During this period, the Axis of Resistance has evolved from a purely offensive tool into an (asymmetrical and decentralized network) with multiple functions (deterrence, and management of international cost). Iran views the Qaza peace not as the end of conflict, but as (strategic pause) and an opportunity to reconfigure power, shift competition to lower-cost arenas, and consolidate its regional influence. By presenting the analitycal model of (continuity of strategic objectives withine flexibility) this study shows that peace, in the absence of a stable hegemon, does not mark the end of competition but rather constitutes (war by other means) and the beginning of a more complex and multilayered era of hegemonic rivalry.
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Received: 2026/02/16 | Accepted: 2027/03/1 | Published: 2026/05/31
Received: 2026/02/16 | Accepted: 2027/03/1 | Published: 2026/05/31
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