Examining Russia's foreign policy strategy in the Middle East in the light of the spread of religious extremism in the 21st century

The Middle East has been a place of maturation and organization of Islamic fundamentalist groups since the beginning of the twentieth century due to its heterogeneous political borders, Ba'athist, nationalist attitudes, affiliation and Islamic movements and human conflicts on the one hand, and the presence of trans-regional activists on the other. have been. In this geopolitical and sensitive region, the influence of religion in general and religious fundamentalism in particular is quite evident, and the obvious examples are the events of recent years in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and so on. Given this introduction, the main question of the article is what has been Russia's foreign policy strategy in the Middle East in the light of the spread of religious extremism with emphasis on the four main actors in Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria since the beginning of this century and especially in recent years? The method of doing an article is descriptive-analytical. For the past 10 years, all terrorist attacks in Soviet territory have been carried out by Takfiri Salafis. To provide international. In addition, it is likely that Muslim fundamentalists in Chechnya will once again demand secession from the Russian Federation. Undoubtedly, the growing influence of radical Islam among the Syrian rebel forces has strengthened Russia's determination to support the Assad regime.