Explaining the Geo-Economic Opportunities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Post-War of Syria

Different countries play a multi-dimensional role in the foreign policy strategies of regional and global players by taking advantage of their different geographical features. Syria is not an exception to this rule and due to its various geographical, economic, cultural and political specialties, it has a multi-dimensional position in the sphere of foreign policy of Islamic Republic of Iran has played. Despite the fact that Syria's strategic position in the axis of resistance has affected other dimensions of the importance of this country; however, Syria has high geo-cultural and geo-economic capacities, which can turn into active and multi-faceted activism in Iran's foreign policy strategies in the future if given serious attention. This study seeks to answer the question, what are the most important geo-economic opportunities of Iran in the post-civil war environment of Syria using a descriptive-analytic method and using various library sources. The findings indicated that Syria has various geo-economic capacities such as the location in the Iran-Iraq-Syria-Europe energy corridor (Persin Pipe), the Persian Gulf-Mediterranean land corridor, and also a suitable environment for Iran investment in the oil and mining sectors, with paying attention to Syria's need for extensive reconstruction after the civil war. In fact, Syria can be considered as Iran geo-economic complement in the field of energy export as well as access to European bases.