Iran and Middle East Studies / İran ve Orta Doğu Çalışmaları

  28 Şubat 2026’da ABD askeri unsurları ile İsrail Savunma Kuvvetleri (IDF) koordine- li ve müşterek olarak İran siyasi liderlerini, nükleer tesislerini, askeri komuta kademesini ve askeri tesislerini hedef alan füze saldırıları ve hava saldırıları başlatmıştır. Saldırılara karşılık olarak İran silahlı kuvvetleri İsrail’e ve bölgede ABD askeri üslerine ev sahipliği yapan Basra Körfezi ülkeleri Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE), Bahreyn, Katar, Kuveyt ve Suudi Arabistan’a insansız hava aracı (İHA) ve füze saldırıları ile karşılık vermiştir. Karşı- lıklı saldırıların kapsamı zamanla ekonomik altyapı, enerji tesisleri ve ticari tesisleri hedef alacak şekilde genişlemiştir. Nihayet İran dünya günlük petrol sevkiyatının yaklaşık yüzde yirmisinin geçtiği Hürmüz Boğazı’nı trafiğe kapatmıştır. Böylece çatışmalar, çok-boyutlu ve çok-cepheli bir hal almıştır. 40 gün süren karşılıklı saldırılar 8 Nisan 2026’da ilan edi- len ateşkese kadar devam etmiştir. İranlı yetkililer müşterek ABD ve İsrail...

ISIS Attacks in Tehran 2017-06-09 On Wednesday, June 7, two terrorist attacks were carried out early in the morning on the Iranian parliament, and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Revolution and the founder of Islamic Republic. It was reported that, four attackers with rifles, guns and suicide vests entered inan administrative buildingattached to the parliament.  While security forces killed the three through the ensuing clashes, one detonated his suicide vest.It was stated that one of two people that attacked on the mausoleum of Khomeini detonated a bomb vest, and the other was shot. 17 people died and more than 40 were wounded in these twoterrorist attacks. ISIS claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks that occurred in Tehran for the first time after a long time.So-called news agency of ISIS, Amaq released a short video recorded by the assailantsat the time of ongoing clashes in the parliament.Like in any instance when there are many do...

Revolutionary Guards and Politics Under Rouhani 2016-08-15 Since its foundation in 1979,The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Revolutionary Guards, IRGC) has been regarded as one of the “fundamental” pillars of Iranian politics. Revolutionary Guards, who are constitutionally charged with “safeguarding the revolution and its achievements”, have always involved in politics. IRGC, like other security institutions in Iran, is directly subordinated to Supreme Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Hamanei and its relations with Iranian governments have been practiced in different forms.IRGC’s political clout gradually increased under the presidency of Mahmud Ahmedinecad that generated a debate on “militarization” of the Iranian regime. Likewise, in the meantime, influence of IRGCalso increased in economy due to the effects of sanctions imposed on Iran for thenuclear issue. IRGC’s role in Iranian politics and economy has been regarded as one of the biggest challenges for Has...

Security Outlook of Iran Under Ahmadinejad* Bayram Sinkaya June 5, 2007   Abstract Developments in the aftermath of September 11 have profoundly influenced Iranian politics. Initially, Iran’s security environment has totally changed. For Iran, hostile regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq were replaced by another hostile power that is more efficient; the United States. In addition to the US military presence in the Persian Gulf prior to the Iraq war of 2003, this new environment posed a notable security challenge to Iran. Increasing security challenges for Iran led to the consolidation of establishment regarding domestic politics in Iran which culminated in neo-conservatives’ ascent to power. This paper is aimed at analyzing the change in security challenges for Iran, and discussing Iran’s responses to the new security challenges. Introduction Sources of and reasons for security challenges for Iran could be analyzed in two categories. Firstly, structural reason...