ابوالحسن میرزائی قلعه نوئی

  After the collapse of the Soviet Union (۱۹۹۱) and the declaration of independence of the Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the first war erupted between the two countries which started in February ۱۹۸۸ and ended in May ۱۹۹۴. The war took place in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan. The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War again started on ۲۷ September ۲۰۲۰ between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict region. It was one of the most important events in the Caucasus region in the past three decades. It has been important not only for these two countries but also for their neighbors in the Caucasus region, including Iran. Many researches have dealt with the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh war and Iran&#۳۹;s relations with the Republic of Armenia during the last two decades. Most of them have focused on the role of the international system. In each of the conducted researches, a series of variables have been neglected. The use of James Roseau’s linkage theory to explain the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards Armenia can cover the weakness of previous works. The main question of this thesis is "How does the second Nagorno-Karabakh war effect on Iran’s foreign policy toward Armenia? what are the main variables impact on Iran-Armenia relations after the second Nagorno-Karabakh war? The hypothesis to answer these questions is: The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards Armenia after the second Karabakh war has been affected by the five factors of individual, role, societal, governmental and systemic. This thesis intends to examine the factors influencing Iran&#۳۹;s attitude towards Armenia after second Nagorno-Karabakh war from the perspective of James Roseau’s Linkage Theory. Methodology Type in this dissertation is Descriptive-Analytical and the data gathering methods are secondary data collection, different articles, books and the speeches and interviews of key policymakers.