The Consequences of Sino-Saudi Multilateral Cooperation on Iran's National Security: A Neorealist Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Malik Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

2 Postgraduate, International Relations, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Iran.

10.22059/jices.2025.396425.1095

Abstract

On of the important fields on Iran’s national and regional security since the beginning of new millennium is increasing interactions between China and Saudi Arabia. Along with describing the trends which yielded to development in relations between China and Saudi Arabia, present study aims at answering this question: “what are the consequences of expanding relations between China and Saudi Arabia since the beginning of new millennium on I. R. of Iran’s national security?” While confirming increasingly relations between China and Saudi Arabia in different fields by relying upon descriptive – clarifying technique and utilizing Waltz’ neo-realism theory. Present paper believes that the development of relations between China and Saudi Arabia can be accompanied with Iranian isolation as well as military – defensive consequences in national, regional and international levels. Research findings indicate that in national level and in two economic segments, such increasingly relations can pave the way for damaging I. R. of Iran in transferring energy and attracting foreign capitals as well as in political level especially in weakening Iranian defensive potency and stabilizing the perception of Iran as a threat. In regional level, such relations can change regional power balance against Iran especially in regional crises; finally, in international level, it would pave the way for further institutionalization of China in current international order and increasing the capacity for the unification of USA and its regional allies against Iran especially under crises.

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