The approach of expediency in foreign policy decision-making of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Examining the adoption process of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598

According to the teachings of political science and international relations, governments are the only actors who simultaneously dominate the four elements of population, territory, government and sovereignty. In order to pursue their goals outside the national borders, these actors apply management which is called foreign policy, and one of the important components of this field is the decisions that are made with the aim of improving the position, strengthening the power and gaining benefits. Decision-making in foreign policy is influenced by human, material, normative factors and numerous patterns, and the Islamic Republic of Iran as a government actor is not exempt from this rule. But in addition to general patterns; special territorial, cultural, historical, demographic characteristics, etc.; It can distinguish the foreign policy and decision-making methods of the actors from each other and establish a special approach for each of them. The current research, using the Islamic theory of foreign policy, seeks to explain the causal relationships between the variables that have led to the formation of the "expediency-oriented" approach in the decision-making of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. therefore; The article seeks to analyze the dimensions of this question, "What is the nature of expediency approach and the rules governing its implementation in foreign policy decision-making?".In search of answers; This hypothesis has occurred that expediency in the field of foreign policy decision-making is aimed at the three-faceted concept of "maintaining the system" and follows its realization through the means of eliminating conflicts and resolving conflicts between various goals in order to avoid harm and maximize benefits for the general society in the field of foreign policy.