The role of geoeconomic factors in promoting the geopolitical weight of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf

One of the characteristics of the geoeconomic era is the importance of economics in the global arena. Geoeconomics studies the influence of economic factors or infrastructures in the country, regional or global environment on political decisions and power struggles and the influence of these factors on the formation of regional or global geopolitical structure. And by using space and geographical places and marine environment, it increases the geopolitical weight of a country. The present article explains the role of geoeconomic factors in promoting the geopolitical weight of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Persian Gulf. This article is applied-developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature and method. Data collection was done by library method and survey method and data analysis was done by mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative method). The statistical population of the study was aware of geoeconomic and geopolitical issues, including 66 people and was selected in full. Research results show. Geographical factors (maritime location, suitable beaches, communication location) and coastal economy (energy resources, coastal and marine fisheries and aquaculture, coastal-maritime tourism, foreign direct investment, shipbuilding and scrap industries, port development from Generation 2 to Generation 3 and 4, Trade and Maritime Transport, Coastal Free Trade-Industrial Zones and Residential Structures in the Persian Gulf as Geo-Economic Factors each play a decisive role in promoting Iran's geopolitical weight.