IRAN IN THE ARAB SPRING: DISCOURSE AND POLICY

Abstract

Arab Spring, has impacts every country, has caused the regional dynamics in the Middle East to change. Even though popular rebellions are not a stop, Iran has shaped different discourses and different policies in the light of changing regional dynamics. In this direction, the study will analyze how Iranian society perceives the change and transformation process in the Middle East geography and what kind of policy model is followed in line with the events. Within the framework of the analysis, different discourse patterns due to internal and external factors will be focused. In this context, the Islamic Awakening discourse shaped by the anti-western opposition of the Iranian regime will be included. Then, the speeches of the reformists on the other side of the coin focused on democracy and liberation will be analyzed. In the last part of the study, the results of the Arab Spring on Iran and the changing regional politics will be included.