Look to the east The requirements of Iran’s strategic move towards the Eastern partner

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the ups and downs of relations between Iran and China, like any other country throughout history and in recent years, contain lessons for each of these countries, but in the last ten years, that is, since the years close to the joint comprehensive agreement between Iran and the 5+ group. 1 Until today, there are milestones that are important to reread. Due to political, economic and commercial restrictions, the relationship between Tehran and Beijing faces deep obstacles, but in such a situation, some behaviors on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran have caused the Chinese side to be less eager to increase relations. In the following, the most important arguments in this field will be discussed.

The lack of justification by the expert body and bureaucracies:
Reality It is that although China is an important international power today, compared to its western rivals, it has a lesser history of influence and acting, for this reason, the Iranian government and its agents, according to their historical experience, “know more” than western companies, officials and institutions. and this recognition among the people also has a long history.

For this reason, when confronting between two designs, one of which is eastern and the other western, generally The western view is chosen.

In other words, there are still profound changes that have occurred between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the West and the great competition between China, the European Union, and the United States in The current situation is not properly understood in the body of government agents and there is no strategic view among the experts in this field to make “appropriate and intelligent” decisions regarding the assignment of projects and capacities of the country to the East and the West.

Government and sovereign appointments in bilateral relations:

Appointments and dispatches of government officials are one of the types of sending messages Diplomatic to countries; In recent years, sending numerous ambassadors between Iran and China and putting them in charge of relationship management by the parties has been one of their most important appointments.

In the past ten years The ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Beijing have been Mehdi Safari, Ali Asghar Khaji, Abdul Naser Hemti, Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh and Mohsen Bakhtiari. But on the other hand, Su, Pang Sen, Chang Hua and recently Zong Pei Wu were appointed to the Beijing Embassy in Tehran. The above have been sent to the embassy in Iran for a mission; It is a sign of China’s attention to issues related to West Asia and especially Iran. But Iran’s appointments in Beijing show the lack of attention to China’s weight in international equations. Islamic Iran was appreciated by the most experienced Iranian diplomats in the international arena. Although the diplomats who have been sent to China have assumed important responsibilities “after returning from the mission”, contrary to the procedure that can be seen, for example, in the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London or the United Nations Mission in New York, where deputies and assistants Ministers are sent at the highest levels.

Lack of big vision:

The 25-year-old understanding between Iran and China is so vast that it may include all the wishes of the parties, so it cannot provide a basis for “focusing relations on vital issues”.

Summary:

This note tries to show by listing the main domestic factors, although the sanctions It has caused a severe disturbance in the relations between Iran and China, however, Tehran is not yet ready to make a strategic move towards its eastern partner; In the current difficult situation, Tehran should increase its capabilities at various levels, such as designing a perspective that draws new and clear horizons for actors both in domestic and international dimensions; In other words, in addition to creating internal consensus, it can determine its role for its strategic partners in the region and other powers.

Second, with meritocracy And careful consideration should be given to sending representatives with a high position to sensitive countries such as China, which can be considered in the selection of the case officer, ambassador or representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran in international meetings.

And finally, to inform the body of experts and public opinion about the minimum and maximum relationship with China, that is, the place that Iran plays in the Chinese thought system and also the role that China plays in Sepehr. International and regional Islamic Republic of Iran is often mentioned in the media and positions of high-level officials.

news agency Tasnim in a case titled “Silk Road Partner” to evaluate the strategy of looking to the east in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and bilateral relations between Iran and China has paid, the content of this file includes detailed conversations and notes related to this strategy.

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