Strategic Culture of I.R. of Iran; Factors and Features

Strategic culture is a coherent system of symbols that generates the long-term and inclusive strategic preferences through formulating the concepts, roles and effectiveness of the military forces in the political affairs between governments; in fact, strategic culture is a social thinking-oriented environment that limits the behavioral choices. Strategic culture seeks to explain this matter that why countries with similar material structures select different strategies? In this context and regarding the increasing influence of culture in the field of security studies, the discussion of strategic culture was raised. The question of this research is: What are the factors and features of strategic culture of I.R. of Iran? This research which is a developmental study has been done using the documentary-library and field study methodology. The statistical population of this research has been selected on the basis of a selective (non-occasional) method from among the experts in the field of "international relations", "some research centers and university professors in Tehran". The sample size of this study is 50 individuals. Questionnaires were used to elicit answer to the research questions. Content validity method was used to determine its validity. The findings of this study confirm the factors and features of the author regarding strategic culture of I.R. of Iran. The statistical findings indicate that the features of "inspiration", "interoperability without unilateral dependence", "distrust to foreigners," "avoiding bellicosity and emphasizing peace and security," "self-reliance," "human power and morale," "faith in God, providence and martyrdom", "Threat-orientedness"," The unique presence of people in defense condition", "internal integrity in defense condition", "People's recognition of enemy", "people's higher tolerance threshold", and "having self-esteem" statistically had a higher average than social and welfare levels.