The potentials and components of the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tajikistan

With the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the bipolar system, the nature of power has undergone a substantive transformation, and along with hard power, another dimension of power, soft power, has emerged. A prominent feature of the new era is the increasing importance of soft power in international relations. For many years, military power has been the only means for states to advance their interests. But today the use of military force to gain influence among other nations has lost its effectiveness, so that a media outlet is rated as more effective than the military. Iran, as an ancient country with a history and cultural background in the Central Asian region, and in particular Tajikistan, can make the most of its soft power and cultural diplomacy. Given the foregoing circumstances, the question arises as to what are the historical components of Iran's soft power in Tajikistan? And what constraints and considerations have prevented the practical realization of the proper use of these capacities? In order to answer these questions in this study Persian language and literature, customs and historical studies have been studied and it is assumed that political factors and the existence of competing cultures including the reasons and barriers to practical realization of capacity. They are.