The Change in the U.S. Security-Military Strategy from the Middle East Area to the Pacific, and Its Implications for the Islamic Republic of Iran

Based on America’s new national security, American military forces will mass in the Asia-Pacific area. The change in America’s continental approach from the Middle East to the Pacific has been influenced by several interconnected factors. The first factor originates from the qualitative development and the quantitative mitigation in the world’s military situations especially those of the United States. In fact, it is not only the geographical location that is changed, but that the nature and responsibilities of these forces are transformed as well according to the new doctrine of national security. The second factor relates to the necessity of establishing a new security-military multilateral alliance in order to contain and control the situation. In reality, a typical security belt will be stretched around China in order to contain the military and economic power of this country. The third factor is related to the failure in Washington’s interventionist strategiess in the Middle East area and North Africa. The increased role played by the traditional allies of America and the efforts made to prioritize the strategy of containment and sanctions in America’s foreign policy against the Islamic Republic of Iran can be cited as an implication of America’s decreased military presence in the region.