Israel’s Balance Strategy toward Iran and Its Impact on Iran’s National Security

Under current situation, the Iranian-Israeli confrontation at different levels can have a significant impact on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In recent years, Israel, along with the United States and some Arab countries, have attempted to implement an anti-Iran containment strategy. Israel’s security and defense policy in the region that lies within the macro framework of foreign policy doctrine of this regime is the military, economic, political, and information containment of Iran in the West Asian region. By doing so, Israel has consistently sought to isolate Iran in the region both politically and economicly. Over the years, Israel has considered Iran as an existential threat to its national security. It is obvious, therefore, that Israeli officials have been using several various methods to contain and deter Iran. Therefore, the question of this paper is: “What is the main strategy of Israel to contain Iran in the Middle East?” The findings of the paper sugget Israel is determined to reduce Iran’s influence in the region by using hard balance strategy in order to force Iran to recognize Israel in de facto fashion. In this regard, Israel has used such strategies as internal and external balance and forged formal and informal coalitions to prevent Iran of becoming a “hegemony” in the region. By pursuing the strategy, Israel expects Iran’s foreign and defence policies be faced with unsurmountable challenges.