Developments of the Legal Regime of the Caspian Sea: An Iranian Outlook

Abstract: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the geopolitical changes in the region, which caused emergence of four new states, the outlook to the Caspian Sea and it's issues have changed. Dealing with numerouse oil contracts with multinational companies and the entrance of transnational states and organizations, aggrevated the political and economic competitions and increased the complexity of the situation of this region and emergence of new economic, political and legal challenges. Different position of the coastal countries, different ideas about the legal regime of the Caspian Sea and the rights and responsibilities of these countries propounded new questions and concerns about the legal regime of the Caspian Sea and it's future in different (national, regional and transregional) levels.This article deals with Caspian Sea's case from Iranian point of view. Keywords: Caspian Sea, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia, U.S.A., Oil