This article analyzes the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran through modern theories in the field of international relations. The Rational Model, Bureaucratic Model, Organizational Process Model, Constructivist Approach, Role Theory, and Discursive Analysis were used to explain the policy of the country of Iran. The purpose of the research is to reveal the role and importance of Iran on the world political scene through these models and theories.

Rational model, Bureaucratic model, Organizational process model, Constructivist approach, Role theory, Discursive analysis.

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