Iranian Policy Towards the Maghreb Countries: A Study In the Algerian model

Abstract

    The Maghreb region is one of the most important regions in the Arab world, and many countries around the world seek to direct their policies toward this region due to its strategic and economic importance. The countries of this region are close to Europe, and some of them possess vast quantities of oil, such as Algeria and Libya. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran moved to establish relations with these countries, out of a desire to extend its influence toward the Maghreb. Iranian interest in them increased, especially after the deterioration of its relations with many countries of the Arab Mashreq.

The importance of this study stems from the fact that, after the American pressure on it because of its nuclear program, Iran began seeking to change its policy toward many countries of the world, including the countries of the Maghreb. It began to seek to develop its relations with these countries on all political, economic, and cultural levels, in a way that meets the ambitions of its interests in this region

The study hypothesis is based on the fundamental point that Iranian openness towards the Maghreb region, especially Algeria, is an attempt to break the Western and American siege on it and to gain the favor of the countries of this region in supporting it and achieving its goals and future aspirations.