02/06/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ | ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
- Iranโs Grand Strategy written by Professor Vali Nasr advances an important argument that Iranian foreign policy behaviour is driven by strategic calculation rooted in historical experience rather than by the ideological imperatives of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He challenges the dominant Western analytical framework, which has consistently attributed Iranian decision-making to theological motivation and revolutionary ideology.
- Nasr contends that this framework has not merely been inadequate, it has actively produced misreadings of Iranian intent that have shaped policy outcomes across multiple US administrations. The book is an attempt to replace that framework with one grounded in observable behaviour, historical record, and strategic logic. The 2026 Iran-US/Israel war, still unfolding as this review is written, provides an important test of Nasrโs analytical framework.
๐๐ฒ: Syed Ali Abbas
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๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ: https://ciss.org.pk/irans-grand-strategy-a-political-history-book-review/
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