AGENT BASED APPROACH AND IRAN DIPLOMACY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor; Political Science Department, University of Tehran

2 P.h.D Student, Political Science- Azad University

Abstract

Occupation and division of Iran by Russia and the United Kingdom and simultaneously
press the allies to enter the First World War Was a big challenge for Iranian agents. it was
Considered important to decision-making to meet minimum national interest. Despite the
invasion, famine, Divided in its decision and international pressures, What has been
effective in keeping Iran's territorial integrity after the war? structure of the international
system and Iranian officials which has had the greatest impact in saving the country from
collapse? The main question of this paper is what has helped to maintain the territorial
integrity of Iran and prevent it from collapse? The paper hypothesize that Agents
Prominent role and Performance Political Elite in the field of Diplomacy Iran's national
interests were brought. Thus, this paper examines the importance of the Local
Policymakers in -maintaining territorial integrity with adopting the principle of neutrality.

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