An Investigation into the Process of Continuity and Change in Foreign Policy of Iran at the Time of Khatami and Ahmadinejad Presidential Term

Using the theory of Dynamic Trilateral Interaction in the Foreign Policy, the present research aims at investigating the process of continuity and change in foreign policy in Iran of the time of Khatami and Ahmadinejad presidency. This theory, based on components like international system, domestic situation, and political elites, can explain the factors as well as the range of change and continuity in foreign policy of Iran from the speech of confidence at the time of Khatami to the speech of resistance and Islamic Radicalism at the time of Ahmadinejad.