The mandatories of Iran's foreign policy in the current period from the perspective of the Ayatollah Khamenei

The foreign policy of any country is derived from several factors. Dozens and even hundreds of social, cultural, economic, political, historical, and technical factors are involved in determining its boundaries, individually or mutually. But these multiple factors are organized under the umbrella of a central idea and the main strategy in different categories is organized from within that central idea. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, due to the rule of Islam and the establishment of the Velayat-e-Faqih system, the main strategy is derived from the central Islamic idea from the point of view of the Valiy-e-Faqih of the present age. In this research, using the paradigm analysis method, we try to answer the question that in the current period, what are the mandatories of Iran's foreign policy in various categories from the perspective of the Supreme Leader? Preliminary investigations show that the Supreme Leader, who is the main responsible of the Islamic State, using the principles of the Islamic State's foreign policy, has determined mandatories in various supplies for the 13th government, which revolves around the principle of benefit.