The Relations of I.R.Iran and the U.A.E: Economic Cooperation and Political Disintegration (1990-2020)

The volume of bilateral trade relations of the Islamic republic of Iran and the UAE show two countries have agreeable and favorable collaborations in economic dimension, but they have political conflicts. The present study uses a descriptive- explanatory method to answer this question: what are the reasons for the continuation of economic cooperation between Iran and the UAE in spite of the components of political divergence? The Hypothesis of this investigation is that the reason for the continuity of economic cooperation despite political conflicts is the interdependence of the two countries in the economic dimension in the Persian Gulf. The findings of this study show that the most important reasons of economic cooperation between two countries are: the UAE as confederacy, economic gate and as re-export station for Iran, Iranian commercial presentation and registration of economic companies in the UAE, investment of Iran and Iran’s economic need for the UAE and vice versa and the UAE’s revenues from Iran’s sanctions. The aim is to emphasize the important of economic interdependence between countries in reducing political tensions and continuing political cooperation and important of Dubai position in the strategy of Iran’s political economy.