Geopolitical Constructs in Modern Iraq and Challenges Confronting Islamic Republic of Iran

After the collapse of Baath regime, geopolitics and the ideational structure governing Iraq have been deconstructed. Therefore, new actors appeared in Iran and Iraq; in this regards, Iraq were divided into blocks, including the Kurds, the Shiites, and the Sunnis, thereby, this structure brought about new challenges in relations. Beside new opportunities, with these changes, new challenges were confronting the government of Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, this study, using geographical framework and constructivism approach, and under the title of constructivism geography, aims at explaining the question of the study. The main question raised in this research is how geopolitical constructs lead to the creation of challenges confronting Islamic republic of Iran in Iraq. Concerning the research question, the aim of the present study is to understand how challenges are constituted by geopolitical constructs.