Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student in Regional Studies, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
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1 PhD Student in International Relations, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, , Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The Zionist regime, which is facing many challenges and security issues, considers the best measure to overcome these problems and continue to survive in the Middle East regional environment to weaken the existing countries in West Asia and, accordingly, to balkanize this region.The research, seeks to answer the question, what is the importance and position of Iraqi Kurds in the policy of balkanization of the Middle East by the Zionist regime? The findings of the research show that balkanization of the Middle East is one of the main policies of the Zionist regime in the form of its various doctrines, especially the periphery doctrine, the sparks of which can be seen throughout the ethnic and religious minorities of the region. In the meantime, considering the dispersion of Kurds in the heart of the Middle East and in four important countries of the region and benefiting from numerous geopolitical advantages, this group is considered the best option for the policy of balkanizing the Middle East by the Zionist regime. In the meantime, the Kurds of Iraq, as the backbone of the Kurds in the region, have received special attention from the Zionist regime due to their unique features such as bordering the Islamic Republic of Iran and having rich oil resources. Therefore, the Zionist regime has always supported the independence of the Kurds, especially the Kurds of Iraq, with the aim of changing the geopolitical borders of the Middle East and weakening the countries present in it.
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