An study of the How of Geopolitical Risks Facing the Islamic Republic of Iran in West Asia on the Horizon of 1404

The study of the components affecting the power of a country shows the effect of geopolitical factors on the position of that country in the regional power system. Accordingly, the Islamic Republic of Iran has an important place in the power system of West Asia. In addition to the need to pay attention to geopolitical advantages, the promotion of Iran's position in the regional power system requires the identification of the geopolitical risks that it will face. The purpose of this study is to research the geopolitical risks of the Islamic Republic of Iran in West Asia on the horizon of 1404 with a futuristic approach and using the trend analysis method. According to the research findings, increasing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, increasing US-Iranian confrontation, intensifying religious and ethnic rivalries, Zionist expansionist state, reducing convergence in the region, promoting Iranophobia and Shiismophoia, increasing the power of Salafi fundamentalists, increasing arms race, crisis spread in the sources, the rise of failed governments and the interventionism of supra-regional powers are among the most important geopolitical risks affecting the future of Iran's position in West Asia on the horizon of 1404.