TY - JOUR ID - 162042 TI - Iran and Russia's great power Role (with emphasis on the Syrian crisis) JO - Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs JA - IRFA LA - en SN - 20088221 AU - Pourhassan, Naser AU - Barfgafkan, Majid AD - Associate Professor, Political Science, Ayatollah Boroujerdi University, Lorestan, Iran AD - MA in Political Science, Ayatollah Boroujerdi University, Lorestan, Iran) Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 12 IS - 34 SP - 464 EP - 492 KW - Iran KW - Hedging Strategy KW - Holistic Alliance KW - Russia KW - great power KW - Syria DO - 10.22034/irfa.2021.162042 N2 - Russia's involvement in the Syrian crisis has changed from a limited action to a fundamental strategy. Russia, which was ousted from the club of great powers after the collapse of the Soviet Union, was looking for an opportunity to return. Restoring the position of "great power" is Putin's main idea based on the identity and historical foundations of the Russians. In this regard, the Syrian crisis has been a turning point in the process of reviving the position of Russia's great power. Accordingly, the main question of the article is: "What role has Iran played in restoring Russia's great power position, especially in the Syrian crisis?" The hypothesis is formulated as follows: "During the Syrian crisis, Russia has used a hedging strategy in the Middle East. Russia's special relationship with Iran in the Syrian crisis has been Russia's relative advantage, which has played a significant role in restoring Russia's status as a great power. Russia implemented a hedging strategy with a holistic alliance". The data of this article are collected from new and comprehensive sources and processed in a descriptive-analytical method. UR - https://irfajournal.csr.ir/article_162042.html L1 - https://irfajournal.csr.ir/article_162042_5dd4893e403790806c23ac1c9ef55fca.pdf ER -