Iranian Involvement in East Africa: Repercussions For Gulf National Security

 
Interest Iranian foreign policy in Africa could be treat back to the sixties of the last twentieth century, when African states attained their independence. But the Iranian African relation were weekend as a result of the Islamic revolution and the disorder. Ensued and the Iranian reoccupation in her war against Iraq. But the nineties witnessed as Iranian political openness on the regional, continental and international level during the reign of present Mohammad Khatami as he tried to rejuvenate the Iranian policy in Africa employing a pragmatic attitude   in order to achieve political, economic, military and cultural ends. So this paper concentrate on East Africa region according the following points:                                                                    
- Indication of the Iranian infiltration in east Africa.
- Impact of the Iranian infiltration in east Africa on the national security of Gulf States.    
- Toward a Gulf state view to confront the Iranian infiltration in east Africa.

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Interest Iranian foreign policy in Africa could be treat back to the sixties of the last twentieth century, when African states attained their independence. But the Iranian African relation were weekend as a result of the Islamic revolution and the disorder. Ensued and the Iranian reoccupation in her war against Iraq. But the nineties witnessed as Iranian political openness on the regional, continental and international level during the reign of present Mohammad Khatami as he tried to rejuvenate the Iranian policy in Africa employing a pragmatic attitude   in order to achieve political, economic, military and cultural ends. So this paper concentrate on East Africa region according the following points:                                                                    
- Indication of the Iranian infiltration in east Africa.
- Impact of the Iranian infiltration in east Africa on the national security of Gulf States.    
- Toward a Gulf state view to confront the Iranian infiltration in east Africa.

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