Religious Factor of the Guardianship of the Jurist and its Role in Iranian Foreign Policy: Lebanese Hezbollah as a Model

Abstract

The problem posed by the study, which asks about Iran's ability to achieve a high degree of influence in its regional neighborhood, and the hypothesis that Iranian foreign policy bases its strategies on the ideological factor and religious beliefs, and that Iran has used Shiite religious discourse in mobilization within Shiite areas, both in the Gulf region and the Middle East in general and in Lebanon in particular, and Iran was able to be in the direct confrontation line with the Zionist entity through Hezbollah, which Hezbollah in Lebanon did not hide its loyalty to Iran, which it considers the center of command for the political and military decision of the party, and the research dealt with the relationship between Iran and Hezbollah and how Hezbollah's military and political capabilities have developed as a result of Iranian support for the party directly, publicly and continuously.