Explaining the functions of maritime mobilization in the promotion of maritime security in the Persian Gulf region

The sensitive and strategic position of Iran in the West Asian region and the existence of crises and political instability in the southern neighboring countries and the intervention and presence of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf region as well as the prevalence of smuggling in this region cause threats to the security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, in this regard, the approach of heterogeneous maritime defense and emphasis on the principles of the defense doctrine that the combat base is inexhaustible is necessary to connect the combat organization to the huge and inexhaustible capacities of the popular mobilization. The current research aims to identify and prioritize the functions of naval mobilization in the promotion of maritime security in the Persian Gulf region, and the effect of three components of combating the sea threats of the enemy base, intelligence aristocracy and economic security has been measured using a descriptive-survey method. The statistical population includes the commanders of maritime areas, deputy operations and information and commanders of the naval forces, who have more than 10 years of experience. The studied sample was 113 people, which was determined according to the table of Karjesi and Morgan. The results collected from the questionnaire were analyzed and ranked using SPSS software and with the help of the Friedman test method. The output of the obtained results, in order of priority, includes: 1- Economic security, 2- Intelligence aristocracy, 3- Combating threats from the enemy's sea base.