A Study on Role and Place of Iran in Geopolitical Theories

Among more than 200 various countries in the world, contemporary Iran is only one country, but due to its complex history and civilization,Iran is one of the several civilized countries having rich culture. Iran is a country whose people know their magnificent historical background,being still wide even after losing some of its provinces.“Iran” means “the Aria's Land.” Contemporary Iran is a part of a wider state which had included more lands. That fact that the country is between the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea in the south and the Caspian Sea in the north had put the country in a unique geographical and geopolitical situation. Because of its unique situation, Iran has always an especial place in the world strategies. The significant role of Iran has made theorists to pay especial attention to Iran in their own theories. While studying the importance of the role of Iran in various aspects, this paper tries to study place, role, and situation of Iran in some of the global theories, viewing this particularly from geopolitical and geographical perspective.