Hybrid War: A Theatrical Basis for Understanding the Trump Administration's Strategy in Facing Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Academic Member Ministry of Science,Research and Technology

2 Tehran University

Abstract

Iran and the US are experiencing turbulent times in their relations. The tension is so intense that some are concerned about the possibility of an unwanted war in the region. Trump administration with purpose to return Iran to negotiation table and signing comprehensive agreement with Iran imposes economic and political sanctions in what it calls "maximum pressure policy".
This concept most closely resembles the economic pressures of sanctions, nevertheless, pondering the Trump administration's policy against Iran, shows the fact that America, It has a strategy for dealing with Iran that is not limited to economic dimensions. US strategy against Iran is a combination of economic, political, military pressure, cyber-attacks, and fog of war in Iranian areas of influence. The ultimate goal is to change the political system or disintegrate the Iranian political system. The various determinations of Trump's strategy against the Iran are explained more precisely, not in the context of the policy of maximum pressure, but in the context of the concept of "Hybrid War". For gaining this purpose, with application of the concept of Hybrid War, this article seeks to explain the Trump administration's practical policy against Iran.

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World Politics
Volume 8, Issue 3 - Serial Number 29
February 2020
Pages 105-132

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