Iran and South Caucasus

Abstract

The Islamic Republic of Iran has big plans in the South Caucasus. This region is noteworthy and important in terms of its relevance to Iran's security. The US listს  Iran  so-called „axis of evil“ and enactment of sanctions have done it a great deal both materially and strategically. Iran has long been on the cusp of action. However, even under these conditions he is one of the influential and accountable players in the Middle East political arena.

Iran began relations with the republics of the South Caucasus from the very first days of the collapse of the Soviet Union and was one of the first to recognize the independence of these countries. Since the Soviet Union had very tightly controlled relations during the Soviet Union, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Iran had to start with a clean sheet of relations with the South Caucasus republics in the 1990s and define areas of cooperation.