Iran's foreign policy towards its allies: "Axis of resistance"

This study aims to examine the Middle East policies of Iran after the Islamic revolution against the western imperialism within the framework of the concept of resistance. In this framework, from prehistoric ages till today, the roots of resistance both in the world and in the Middle East politics will be analysed, and the stages through which this concept has gone in the political history of the region will be identified. Also, the Iranian Islamic revolution, which took place in 1979, will be dealt with within the Islamic resistance movement. In addition, it will be examined how the concept of resistance in the foreign policies of Iran has turned into "axis of resistance" as a result of the combination of the concept of resistance with the policies of revolutionary export. In this study, it is argued that trying to explain the increasing influence of Iran in the Middle East in recent times by means of "sectarian expansionism", the Shiite crescent" and "the geopolitical ambitions of Iran" will not be sufficient. Additionally, another goal is to reveal the effect of the resistance axis discourse on Syria as well as on HAMAS and Hezbollah, which are included in this axis and which Iran wants be protected from the regional influence of the western imperialist policies. Another aspect of the study aims to make a final analysis of the resistance axis in the political history of the region.