Explaining the role of Iran's coastal region in the Indian Ocean on the country's national security

The privileged geographical and geopolitical position of the oceanic coastal areas plays an important role in enhancing the power and ensuring the security of countries. Today, the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of oceanic coastal areas is increasing. These regions have a significant impact on their geopolitical status and position in international relations. This research has been done with the aim of explaining the role of Iran's coastal region in the Indian Ocean on national security.

The research is fundamental and applied, its method is descriptive-analytical. In order to collect data and information, a combined method (library and field) has been used, using survey tools, questionnaire and observation.

In the field method, the validation statistical population consisted of 12 faculty members specializing in the field of research, and the evaluation statistical population consisted of 54 experts. Data and information analysis has been done using SmartPLS software

The results of the research show that the geographical and geopolitical characteristics of the combined oceanic coastal areas (water and land), through the influence on the development indicators and also change the national power of the country, in the form of seven spatial-spatial, political, economic, cultural, social, and environmental factors. and military influence on national security. The dimensions, components and indicators of the impact of Iran's oceanic coastal region on national security have been counted, weighted, ranked and drawn in the form of a structural equation model in the form of 79 indicators.