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The objective of this study was to examine the cultural factors countering ISIS's influence on the regional relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is classified as applied in terms of its purpose, descriptive in nature, and exploratory mixed-method in terms of its variables. The statistical sample comprised experts and officials responsible for foreign relations, takfiri groups, and ISIS, who were active in policymaking and research centers in 2022. In the quantitative section, 335 participants were randomly selected through stratified sampling from among active members in the fields of foreign relations and regional terrorism. The qualitative findings were analyzed using thematic analysis with MAXQDA 10 software, while the quantitative section was analyzed using structural equation modeling via LISREL software. The quantitative findings confirmed all the qualitative components based on the structural equation model. Cultural factors, with a coefficient of 0.210, were found to significantly impact ISIS's influence on the regional relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The purpose of the current research was to investigate the strategic factors in dealing with the influence of ISIS on the regional relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The research method was applied and mixed exploratory. The sample of the qualitative part of experts and experts in charge of foreign relations. The population of this research in the quantitative part of experts and experts in charge of foreign relations, which in 1401 are working in research centers with the number of 335 people and randomly A class was selected. The analysis was carried out based on the Max Kyuda 10 software of Lisrel software. The findings of the quantitative part confirmed all the qualitative parts based on the model of the structural equation model. Strategies have a factor of 221/0 on the influence of ISIS on the regional relations of the Islamic Republic.