The Policy of Muslim Arabs in Welcoming the Reconciliation Strategy with Iranian Elites

An investigation of the Fotouh news indicates that the commanders of the Arab Muslim Corps in most cases preferred to gain control over the land of Iran through the conclusion of peaceful agreements instead of war. For this reason, in different ways, they gave immunity to the Iranian nobles and their subjects, despite having a history of war and even violation of the treaty and rebellion. They sat at the negotiating table with them. Considering the repetition of this policy, this question is raised, "what were the motivations in persuading the Arab political-military elites to adopt a strategy of reconciliation and compromise with the Iranian elites?" Although the great event of conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs has been discussed and analyzed by the historians from various angles, no comprehensive and independent research has been done to answer the question. Relying on the first-hand sources and using a historical approach and an analytical-descriptive method, the author tries to answer this question. The findings show that factors such as facilitating the advances of the Arab armies in Iran with the assistance of the local rulers, reducing resistances and protests in different areas of Iran by using the ethnic influence and prestige of the big local families, using the military force of the Iranian elites in the internal conflicts of Arab tribes, and using the knowledge and experiences of the Iranian bureaucrats and peasants in governing the occupied areas have been effective in concluding peaceful contracts. It was also the reason for the Arab political-military elites’ inclination to adopt the strategy of reconciliation and compromise with the Iranian nobles in conquering the land of Iran.