The study of the Iranophobia project in arms purchases of the Persian Gulf cooperation council members

After the occurrence of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the long-term vital interests of America faced with a serious challenge in the Middle East. At the same time, the Iranophobia project was on the agenda of western countries and America in military, political, economic and especially advertising and media aspects that which ultimately led to the phobia of the Islamic Republic of Iran among the neighboring countries of the Persian Gulf border. One of the most important and influential effects of this phobia was establishing the Persian Gulf cooperation council that consisted of the six countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arabic Emirates, and Oman. The main research question is: what is the relationship between the development of arms purchases of the Persian Gulf cooperation council members and the Iranophobia project? The hypothesis of this paper is that the induction of Iranophobia is due to obtaining greater economic benefits for Western countries and America through arms purchases to the Persian Gulf countries. The present article attempts to use and the descriptive - analytical method and the neorealistic approach as the conceptual framework to evaluate the effect of Iranophobia on the ascending trend of arms purchases among the Persian Gulf cooperation council members.