The Study of Geo-economic Status of Caspian Sea Area

Caspian Sea is locally and globally of great importance. Because of having great resources of energy (oil and gas), and due to its geostrategic position, it is one of the greatest and richest lakes of the world.This importance has been doubled specifically after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 and the creation of political units as new actors in this area. This is because local and global powers have paid particular attention to it tanks to its great energy sources and geographic situation as well as its importance as a geo-economic area. The energy production (oil and gas) potentials of Caspian Sea states and the means to transfer it to world consumption markets while these countries have closed borders, and also the lack of a legal regime as to how to use its biological and energy sources of Caspian Sea and the difference in views among the territorial states has brought about a new geopolitical canal to transfer its oil and gas.advantages and disadvantages have been classified. The geo-economic status of Iran as the most important, the safest and the nearest and the most economic canal of energy in Caucasus and Central Asia is clearly determined. At the end, the geopolitical return of Central Asia after few decades and its consequences on Iran is investigated.