The soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic movements of the Islamic world; A case study of Hezbollah in Lebanon

Abbasi, Karim; Ghampanah, Samad; Shamsini Ghiasvand, Hasan; Athari, Seyed Asadollah

The soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic movements of the Islamic world; A case study of Hezbollah in Lebanon

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

karim abbasi ¹

samad ghampanah ²

hasan shamsini ghiasvand ³

seyed asadollah athari ⁴

¹ Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch

² Assistant Professor of Political Science, Takestan Branch

³ political science. Faculty of Law and Political Science. University of Karaj. Alborz. Iran

⁴ as

Abstract

Power in the 21st century is defined by indicators such as the media, the production of science, social and political values and norms, and lifestyle. . In fact, the domestic, regional and global power of governments is formulated according to these indicators. The Islamic Republic of Iran has also had special capacities in the region due to some sources of its soft and intelligent power such as historical culture, religious, revolutionary and political values. The purpose and central question of this study is what are the most important components of the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Islamic movements, especially Hezbollah in Lebanon? In analyzing this issue, components such as ethics, martyrdom, spiritualism, scientism, Velayat-e-Faqih, etc. were emphasized. The sources of Islamic soft power on Islamic movements such as martyrdom, provincialism and independence have had the greatest impact on Islamic movements, including Hezbollah in Lebanon. In fact, Lebanese Hezbollah, by being influenced by Iran and combining its hard and soft power or smart power, while increasing its power at the domestic and regional level, has reproduced and increased Iran's regional power and security.

Keywords

Soft power

Iran

national security

Hezbollah

media