Rising of IRI in Iran, in addition to changing political, cultural and social principles and values ruling society and giving a new definition of identity, changed the principles and norms of policy-making. Confronting a new other called Zionism has begun since the forming of IRI and during the time, has not been of no effect of changing in the meaning and using of power from hard to soft and, finally, to smart power. As is clear, IRI has altered its grounds of confrontation with Zionist regime to a smart state and a combined form of hard and soft. In the paper, the grounds for IRI`s smart confrontation against Zionist regime has been studied and it is concluded that IRI`s hard and soft confrontation against Zionist regime has put Israel`s ontological immunity opposed to threat.
Dehshiri M, Bahrami Z. The Grounds for IRI`s Smart opposition against Zionist Regime. Scientific Quarterly Journal of Islamic Revolution Studies 2016; 13 (45) :133-148 URL: http://enghelab.maaref.ac.ir/article-1-339-en.html