Abstract
Iran and Saudi Arabia, as two key players in Southwest Asia, along with Turkey and the Israeli regime, are trying to increase their power and shape their desired geopolitical model in this geographical area. In this regard, this research, using the theory of "Thompson and Claremont", seeks to investigate the dimensions of the geopolitical competition between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Southwest Asia.
Method:
The method used in this research is "descriptive-analytical" and the method of collecting library and documentary information.
Results:
The results of the research according to the theory of Thompson and Clermont show that the geopolitical competition of two countries in Southwest Asia is in three dimensions "spatial competition, situational competition and ideological competition". In the space dimension, the competition between the two countries has been going on in important space centers in Southwest Asia such as Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. In the situational dimension of the competition between the two countries, in the geostrategic dimension and trying to achieve their goals in the South West Asia region, there has been an effort to equip more military and economic competition in the form of selling energy resources and dominating the energy resources transmission corridors. In the ideological dimension, the main competition between the two countries has been in the field of religious competition in the form of Shiism and Wahhabism, and efforts to form alliances with other countries
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