Abstract
Persian Gulf links three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa together and was the center of attention in the past by hegemonic powers to access India from the shortest way but nowadays, Persian Gulf's strategic situation is undeniable. England and the US are among the countries of which presence in Persian Gulf has been more than other powers. After England's claim of soldiers' withdrawal from the region in 1968 until 1971 and ending their military presence in this region and east of Suez, the US tried to fill the gap. The findings of this study revealed that in recent years, military strategy of the US has been higher than others. Plans of US for dominating Persian Gulf, has been based on specific goals, regional special conditions and supporting their allies. This study aims to investigate the reasons of the US presence and its strategies in Persian Gulf region.
Highlights
Persian Gulf links eight countries around it with Indian Ocean so it is considered as a strategic location in the region and many of big powers pay a careful attention to it
The aim of the present study is to investigate the historical strategy of the US fixing dominance in Persian Gulf region and we will analyze it in detail in following
Britain and the US are two most important powers present in the area. Factors such as losing their vital colony (India), financial problems and independence of Arabian countries, made Britain leave the Persian Gulf and empty the area for the US to fill the gap and enter the region. Issues such as changing political system of the US after Vietnam War, Iran Islamic revolution, increasing the oil prices have been influential in more presence and role-playing of the US in Persian Gulf region
Summary
Persian Gulf links eight countries around it with Indian Ocean so it is considered as a strategic location in the region and many of big powers pay a careful attention to it. Influence period On 1616, the East India Company received a command from Shah Abbas the first that allowed them to have business in Iran ports and made it permitted for the company's agents to enter Iran's port towns Three years later, this company established a trading house in Jask port (Korzen, 1988: 652). B) Safavid needed to cooperate with East India Company in order to strengthen their dominance on Persian Gulf's islands and beaches For this reason, on 1622 a military contract was signed by Iran government and East India Company for expelling Portuguese from Hurmoz Island. On 1622 a military contract was signed by Iran government and East India Company for expelling Portuguese from Hurmoz Island It ended in a cooperated attack against Portuguese forces that led to their failure and Portuguese flag pulled down after 100 years on 1622. It is worth to mention that Europe's trading to India was done through Mediterranean river, Syria, Iraq, and Persian Gulf (Molzworth yaks, n.d.: 302)
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