Abstract
In the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, America's vital interest in the region was seriously challenged. Since this time, the project of Iran-phobia in various fields of military, political, economic, advertising and media, especially in the Western countries and America, was on the agenda and eventually led to the fear of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Middle East. The main question of this research is that, what is the relation between Iran-phobia and Middle East arms purchases? The hypothesis of this paper is that instilling fear of Iran leads to obtain greater economic benefits for Western countries and America through the sale of weapons to countries in the Middle East. The present article is using new approach as a conceptual framework, and using descriptive and analytical method to evaluate the effect of Iran-phobia on the upward movement of weapons purchases in the Middle East.
Highlights
In the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, America's vital interest in the region was seriously challenged
Weapon Spending’s of Members of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in Recent Years According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in April 2014, the total cost of the arms to the Middle East in 2013 is estimated to be 150 billion dollars which shows an increase of 4 percent compared to last year shows; In total, the ten-year period, 2004 to 2013, weapons and military spending in the region has increased by 56%
When Arab states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council believed that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a threat to their security, in this case, the project of Iran-phobia would reach to its goal
Summary
In the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, America's vital interest in the region was seriously challenged. Weapon Spending’s of Members of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in Recent Years According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in April 2014, the total cost of the arms to the Middle East in 2013 is estimated to be 150 billion dollars which shows an increase of 4 percent compared to last year shows; In total, the ten-year period, 2004 to 2013, weapons and military spending in the region has increased by 56%.
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