Iran foreign policy after the Islamic Revolution: Challenge and consensus

In this work, the issue of interaction between foreign policy and identity specific to Iran is dealt. In this direction, the question of whether Iran's perceptions of security and interest and the foreign policy she pursues is independent of her identity shaped around historical and social processes are tried to be answered. Initially, a clean determination of 'What Iran's identity means?' is done as its being an assumed effector upon Iran's foreign policy in order to speak of Iran foreign policy is not independent from its identity. In this context, it is concluded that Iran's identity is an outcome of various construction processes outspread into historical periods -by analyzing certain historical developments which thought to be have founding impact on identity-. Finally, it is observed that today's Iran's identity is shaped around the specific scope Shi'ite-Islam perception, the empire successor identity, and anti-hegemony. And also, the identity is based on the Iranism and Islam elements in a wider frame. In this work "the idea of Iran's foreign policies is not independent from its identity" is emphasized through the basic theories of Constructivism and it is concluded that some of Iran's experiences, which are gained throughout history and various social interactions directing its identity, have determinant missions in its existence and shaping foreign policies.