The Effect of Islamic-Revolutionary Identity on the Foreign Policy Behavior of Islamic Republic of Iran Concerning the Nuclear Issue (Khatami and Ahmadinezhad Period)

The Islamic-Revolutionary identity of Islamic Republic of Iran has been the cause of the maintenance of foreign policy behavior of Iran in many areas from the beginning of the development of revolution in 1357 up to now. This continuance of behavior could be observed in the nuclear issue of Iran. Yet, what is the reason of behavioral difference on behalf of Islamic Republic of Iran in the two periods of the presidency of Khatami and Ahmadinezhad?This behavioral difference would be apparently observable; however, they have the same aspects as well. Actually, considering the time of declaring the nuclear issue, the way of pursuing the claims of Iran by the two presidents has been different, while both of them have emphasized on the absolute right of Iran. Accordingly, the basic question of this article is the kind of the effect of Islamic-Revolutionary identity concerning nuclear issue on the foreign policy behavior of Iran in the periods of Khatami and Ahmadinezhad.According to the findings of research, in the period of Khatami, considering the international pressure and news advertisements, Iran (with the Islamic-Revolutionary identity) took steps towards the attraction of regional and international trust; nevertheless, the geopolitical realities of Iran, decision making structure of Islamic Republic System, the realities of regional and international system, the concealed intentions of western countries,... led to an aggressive approach for the Islamic Republic of Iran in its nuclear case in the latter period of Khatami and the beginning of Ahmadinezhad period.