ANALYSIS OF IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY DURING THE PRESIDENCY OF MAHMOUD AHMADI-NEJAD; FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COHERENCE MODEL OF JAMES ROSENAU

Iran's foreign policy discourse of "Islamic democratic peace" changed to "justice-oriented fundamentalism" during the years 1384 - 1387. Notable features of the new discourse include questioning international norms, adopting aggressive approach towards the West, particularly the United States, revising the policies of Iran by giving priority to relations with nations and movements seeking justice around the world. This article applies "coherence model" of "James Rosenau" to explain this change and argues that the international system and individual factors (Ahmadi-nejad's character and beliefs) play a more significant role than other factors (role, state and community).