Sources of soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Iraq (2020-2010)

One of the developments of the world system has been to change the nature and forms of power and to promote the influence of soft power on hard power. Countries that have skillfully used the tools of their culture, civilization, history, and geography to impress others have found far more lasting and effective authority in national and global politics. Iran, from thousands of years ago until now, both as a country and a very complex and wonderful civilization at the crossroads of great human civilizations; And in the present age as a country with a wealth of history, culture and civilization in the heart of regional crises, and on the other hand the position of Iran as the largest Shiite country and the heir of the first religious revolution in the new world; It has been considered as a center of soft power production. Accordingly, the main question raised in this study is what are the cultural resources of Iran'''s soft power in Iraq? The hypothesis raised for the main question of this research indicates that the Islamic Republic of Iran includes various cultural sources of soft power in the period 2010 to 2020; The high position of authority in the two countries, the Iranian roots of Iraq, the spread of Persian language and literature, rituals and customs, the culture of peaceful coexistence, the advancement of knowledge in Iran, the presence of a significant percentage of Shiites in Iran and Iraq,