Mohammad Soltaninejad
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohammad Soltaninejad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohammad |
| FAMILY NAME | Soltaninejad |
| SIGNATURE | SOLTANINEJAD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tehran |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4995-6340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Iran’s resistance revisited: Jihad between solidarity and expediency
This paper critically re-examines prevailing interpretations of Iran’s regional policy in sponsoring the axis of resistance, with particular focus on the theory of forward defence. The uncoordinated Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, which put Iran in grave danger, challenged the assumption that Tehran has established resistance groups for defensive purposes. Despite the security costs of Hamas’s unilateral action, Iran maintained support for t…
Older Brother is No Less than a Father: (Dis)Respect and (Dis)Obedience in Saudi Arabia-Qatar Relations
This article explores the root causes of enduring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Qatar by re-examining Qatar’s blockade from 2017 to 2021. Departing from conventional analyses centered on material and security-related factors, this prioritizes the role of cultural and normative elements in understanding the underlying causes of the strained relationship. It argues that the aberrant demands imposed by Saudi Arabia on Qatar during the blockade, …
From resentment to hatred: The Islamist complex and Iran’s anger-charged foreign policy
Iran’s Nuclear Policy: A Cognitive Study on Defiance and Compliance
This paper argues that the divides in Iran’s nuclear behaviour between the three periods of 2005-2012, 2012-2016 and 2016-2021 are reflections of the varying modes of Iran’s cognising the value of the nuclear program versus its costs. The predominant belief in the first period that Iran is in the gain domain made it defiant and risk-averse leading to Iran’s avoidance of entering a pact with the untrusted US. The change of belief that Iran moved t…
Coalition-Building in Iran’s Foreign Policy: Understanding the ‘Axis of Resistance’
Iran’s coalition with the states and political organizations in the Middle East that are either Shia or act to counter the West and its regional allies is a consequence of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s emotionally constructed identity. The empathy Iran has for the Shia resulting from the pain they have collectively suffered throughout history explains Iran’s support for the Shia elements in Lebanon and Iraq. With the same logic, assistance Iran …
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Emotionally Constructed Identities and the Question of Persistent Tensions
The persistence of tensions in Iran—Saudi Arabia relations is the result of negative emotional predispositions that have formed the identities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia vis‐à‐vis each other. The national component of the Iranian identity enforces disinclination towards Saudi Arabia, whereas its religious component is mired in a feeling of pain inherited from mistreatment that the Shi’a have tolerated throughout history. Thi…
Iran–India Relations: The Unfulfilled Strategic Partnership
With its enormous natural and human resources, a growing economy and adjacency to Iran’s security and strategic environment, India is considered one of the most important options with which the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish stable and reliable, if not strategic, relations. Despite this, all economic, trade and cultural capacities as well as diplomatic initiatives have not elevated the mutual relations higher than ‘cordial and friendly’. …
Iran and Southeast Asia: An Analysis of Iran's Policy of 'Look to the East
This article studies the sudden rise in the economic and commercial relations between Iran and Southeast Asian countries from 2007 to 2011 and its collapse afterwards.The author attributes this phenomenon to two factors: first, politics' priority over economy in Iran's foreign policy during the years Iran adopted the policy of "Look to the East," and second, characteristics of Iran's relations with the great powers of the United States and China.…
Iran and theUnitedStates: A Conflict Resolution Perspective
The interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States (under Iran‐P5 + 1 umbrella) in November 2013 revived attention to the problem of the Iran‐U.S. conflict and its resolution. The key issues to understand are: first, the reasons for the start of nuclear dispute resolution between Iran and the United States despite failure of all the past reconciliation initiatives; and second, the agreement's implications for overall conflict resolu…
Iran–India Relations: The Unfulfilled Strategic Partnership
With its enormous natural and human resources, a growing economy and adjacency to Iran’s security and strategic environment, India is considered one of the most important options with which the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish stable and reliable, if not strategic, relations. Despite this, all economic, trade and cultural capacities as well as diplomatic initiatives have not elevated the mutual relations higher than ‘cordial and friendly’. …
Iran and theUnitedStates: A Conflict Resolution Perspective
The interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States (under Iran‐P5 + 1 umbrella) in November 2013 revived attention to the problem of the Iran‐U.S. conflict and its resolution. The key issues to understand are: first, the reasons for the start of nuclear dispute resolution between Iran and the United States despite failure of all the past reconciliation initiatives; and second, the agreement's implications for overall conflict resolu…
Iran and theUnitedStates: A Conflict Resolution Perspective
The interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States (under Iran‐P5 + 1 umbrella) in November 2013 revived attention to the problem of the Iran‐U.S. conflict and its resolution. The key issues to understand are: first, the reasons for the start of nuclear dispute resolution between Iran and the United States despite failure of all the past reconciliation initiatives; and second, the agreement's implications for overall conflict resolu…
Iran–India Relations: The Unfulfilled Strategic Partnership
With its enormous natural and human resources, a growing economy and adjacency to Iran’s security and strategic environment, India is considered one of the most important options with which the Islamic Republic of Iran can establish stable and reliable, if not strategic, relations. Despite this, all economic, trade and cultural capacities as well as diplomatic initiatives have not elevated the mutual relations higher than ‘cordial and friendly’. …
Iran and Southeast Asia: An Analysis of Iran's Policy of 'Look to the East
This article studies the sudden rise in the economic and commercial relations between Iran and Southeast Asian countries from 2007 to 2011 and its collapse afterwards.The author attributes this phenomenon to two factors: first, politics' priority over economy in Iran's foreign policy during the years Iran adopted the policy of "Look to the East," and second, characteristics of Iran's relations with the great powers of the United States and China.…
Coalition-Building in Iran’s Foreign Policy: Understanding the ‘Axis of Resistance’
Iran’s coalition with the states and political organizations in the Middle East that are either Shia or act to counter the West and its regional allies is a consequence of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s emotionally constructed identity. The empathy Iran has for the Shia resulting from the pain they have collectively suffered throughout history explains Iran’s support for the Shia elements in Lebanon and Iraq. With the same logic, assistance Iran …
Iran and Saudi Arabia: Emotionally Constructed Identities and the Question of Persistent Tensions
The persistence of tensions in Iran—Saudi Arabia relations is the result of negative emotional predispositions that have formed the identities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia vis‐à‐vis each other. The national component of the Iranian identity enforces disinclination towards Saudi Arabia, whereas its religious component is mired in a feeling of pain inherited from mistreatment that the Shi’a have tolerated throughout history. Thi…
Iran’s Nuclear Policy: A Cognitive Study on Defiance and Compliance
This paper argues that the divides in Iran’s nuclear behaviour between the three periods of 2005-2012, 2012-2016 and 2016-2021 are reflections of the varying modes of Iran’s cognising the value of the nuclear program versus its costs. The predominant belief in the first period that Iran is in the gain domain made it defiant and risk-averse leading to Iran’s avoidance of entering a pact with the untrusted US. The change of belief that Iran moved t…
From resentment to hatred: The Islamist complex and Iran’s anger-charged foreign policy
Older Brother is No Less than a Father: (Dis)Respect and (Dis)Obedience in Saudi Arabia-Qatar Relations
This article explores the root causes of enduring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Qatar by re-examining Qatar’s blockade from 2017 to 2021. Departing from conventional analyses centered on material and security-related factors, this prioritizes the role of cultural and normative elements in understanding the underlying causes of the strained relationship. It argues that the aberrant demands imposed by Saudi Arabia on Qatar during the blockade, …
Iran’s resistance revisited: Jihad between solidarity and expediency
This paper critically re-examines prevailing interpretations of Iran’s regional policy in sponsoring the axis of resistance, with particular focus on the theory of forward defence. The uncoordinated Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, which put Iran in grave danger, challenged the assumption that Tehran has established resistance groups for defensive purposes. Despite the security costs of Hamas’s unilateral action, Iran maintained support for t…
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (5 works) · Economic Sanctions and International Relations (4 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Islam (3 works)