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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">15436</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2016-16-4-616-627</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject></subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The foreign policy of Iran in the Middle East and the American strategy of “system containment”</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Внешняя политика Ирана на Ближнем Востоке и американская стратегия «системного сдерживания»</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Krasnov</surname><given-names>Konstantin Georgievitch</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Краснов</surname><given-names>Константин Георгиевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>iranology.pfur@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yurtaev</surname><given-names>Vladimir Ivanovich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Юртаев</surname><given-names>Владимир Иванович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>yurtaev_vi@rudn.university</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2016-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Iran and India in the System of International Relations</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Иран и Индия в системе международных отношений</issue-title><fpage>616</fpage><lpage>627</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2017-02-26"><day>26</day><month>02</month><year>2017</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2016, Krasnov K.G., Yurtaev V.I.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2016, Краснов К.Г., Юртаев В.И.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2016</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Krasnov K.G., Yurtaev V.I.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Краснов К.Г., Юртаев В.И.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/15436">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/15436</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In article features of forming and implementation of foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) in the Middle East (Iraq, the Syria-Lebanese-Palestinian zone, Egypt, Gulf States and Yemen) in the conditions of transformation of forms and methods of implementation of Washington’s strategy of “system containment” of the IRI are analyzed. Special attention is paid to identification of potential of IRI as one of leaders of the Middle East region. The main stages, the directions and implementation methods of strategy of “system containment” of the IRI as triangle complex of political, economic and military measures, performed by the USA and their allies for rendering multilateral pressure upon Tehran in order to change its foreign policy and the State power in the country, are shown. Change of a foreign policy line and approaches of Tehran to the solution of regional problems is considered in the context of escalation of pressure upon Iran from the USA and the states of the West. It is analyzed what forms and methods of the foreign policy and foreign economic activity implementation were used by Iran in the situation of increased political and economic risks, connected with toughening of the international and unilateral sanctions. In the conclusion, efficiency evaluations of Middle Eastern dimension of the Iranian foreign policy during the considered period are given and the tendencies of development of the situation around the IRI, that allow us to make the forecast for the medium term, are allocated.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В статье анализируются особенности формирования и реализации внешней политики Исламской Республики Иран (ИРИ) на Ближнем Востоке (Ирак, Турция, сирийско-ливано-палестинская зона, Египет, страны Персидского залива, Йемен) в условиях трансформации форм и методов осуществления стратегии Вашингтона по «системному сдерживанию» ИРИ. Особое внимание уделено выявлению потенциала ИРИ как одного из лидеров Ближневосточного региона. Показаны основные этапы, направления и способы реализации стратегии «системного сдерживания» ИРИ как комплекса политических, экономических и военных мер, осуществляемых США и их союзниками для оказания многостороннего давления на Тегеран с целью изменения его политического курса и смены власти в стране. Изменение внешнеполитической позиции и подходов Тегерана к решению региональных проблем рассмотрено в контексте эскалации давления на Иран со стороны США и стран Запада. Проанализировано, какие формы и методы осуществления внешнеполитической и внешнеэкономической деятельности были использованы Ираном в ситуации возраставших политико-экономических рисков в связи с ужесточением режима международных и односторонних санкций. В заключении даны оценки эффективности ближневосточного измерения иранской внешней политики в рассматриваемый период и выделены тенденции развития ситуации вокруг ИРИ, позволяющие сделать прогноз на среднесрочную перспективу.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Iran</kwd><kwd>USA</kwd><kwd>Middle East</kwd><kwd>system containment</kwd><kwd>strategy</kwd><kwd>foreign policy</kwd><kwd>sanctions</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Иран</kwd><kwd>США</kwd><kwd>Ближний Восток</kwd><kwd>системное сдерживание</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика</kwd><kwd>санкции</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Alvandi, R. (2014). Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Дружиловский С.Б. Шиитский полумесяц на Ближнем Востоке. 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