The impact of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on Gulf-Iranian relations (1981-1979)

The study focuses on the impact of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on Gulf-Iranian relations (1979-1981 AD) and monitors the dimensions of those effects on relations between Iran and the Gulf states and their broad effects on the region, and the fundamental and radical change this revolution represented in its policy, whether on the internal or external level. In the historical analysis of these dimensions, several main elements can be identified as causes of the conflict, namely the clash between Arab and Iranian nationalism, ideological differences, and apprehension of Iranian hegemony. When we review the development of these relations, we find that in the past they passed through various stages of rapprochement and divergence, and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, relations took a new direction as Iran followed a path aimed at exporting the revolution.
Objectives of the study:
1- Monitoring the impact of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on Gulf-Iranian relations (1979-1981 AD).
2- Study the dimensions of these effects on relations between Iran and the Gulf states.
3- Tracking the development of Iranian-Gulf relations and its impact on the development of regional events.
Study plan:
The axes of this study revolve around the following points:
Introduction.
1- Protecting Shiite Muslims in the Arab Gulf countries.
2- Exporting the Islamic Revolution and supporting dissident Islamic movements in the region.
3- The position of the Islamic Revolution in Iran regarding the formation of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
4- The issue of the three islands.
5- The outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War (1980).
6- List of sources and references.
         Then came the conclusion, appendices, list of sources, and references.
The approach followed in the study:
I relied on the historical method, and the research sometimes required the use of the analytical method, as well as the descriptive method, which is based on describing and extrapolating phenomena.