Forging Middle East security and defence architecture amidst Iran’s strategic resurgence

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Scholar of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

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This study explores the viability of establishing the Middle East Security and Defence Programme (MESD) under the enhanced leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, aiming to bring peace and stability in the region. Following the recent war between Israel and Iran, the Khomeini leadership has proved a well-equipped military power within the Gulf, and this has forced the major regional actors to rethink whether to continue depending on the United States to provide security and military assistance in the region. With the prevailing conditions faced in the Middle East today, which necessitate security and peace in order to have development, a new security agenda is needed to come up with a Common Defence Policy in the Middle East (CDPM). This framework of agendas must focus on major aspects like military coalition, strategic partnerships, defence technology and formulation of new defence strategies towards curbing disinformation campaigns against Iran. This proposed agenda is indispensable in light of recent threats from Israel and the United States that it is not a ceasefire but rather a pause and that a new attack on Iran is unavoidable. Iran must thus take advantage of the circumstances and has proposed a strategic action plan that aims to defeat the strategic manoeuvres of Israel and the United States to secure its sovereignty and its strategic interests in the Middle East. Iran is at the core of this ambitious plan, which might promote a shared agenda based on CDPM's specific knowledge and ultimately lead to strategic self-determination in the area.

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حوزة موضوعی: غرب آسیا

Scope: Middle East

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Journal of Countries Studies
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  • Receive Date: 02 August 2025
  • Accept Date: 11 August 2025
  • First Publish Date: 02 September 2025
  • Publish Date: 22 November 2026

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