Iran's Arab Strategy: What is it, and what do Arabs make of it?
Since the Iranian revolution of 1979, Tehran has invested heavily in its strategy toward the Arab World. Today, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the generals in the Revolutionary Guard are as committed as ever to remain deeply engaged in Arab countries, from Lebanon to Syria and Yemen and beyond. But what sorts of drivers shape Iran’s Arab strategy? Is it about promoting basic Iranian national interests or exporting the ideology of the Islamic Republic, or even a combination of the two missions?
Source: mei.edu
