05711nam 22004693 450 991102604180332120240717080307.09781804415641(electronic bk.)9781804415634(MiAaPQ)EBC31528755(Au-PeEL)EBL31528755(CKB)32874739700041(Exl-AI)31528755(OCoLC)1446803057(EXLCZ)993287473970004120240717d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHistoric and Contemporary European-Iranian Relations How Geopolitical Developments Form Power Relations Between the Mediterranean and the Middle East1st ed.Bradford :Ethics International Press Limited,2024.©2024.1 online resource (204 pages)Print version: Bakhshandeh, Ehsan Historic and Contemporary European-Iranian Relations Bradford : Ethics International Press Limited,c2024 9781804415634 Intro -- _Hlk166879098 -- _Hlk166881639 -- _Hlk166881730 -- _Hlk166881740 -- _Hlk166881748 -- _Hlk166879166 -- Introduction -- Turbulence and stability in ties between Iran and the European Union -- Iranian-European engagement -- Critical and constructive dialogue with EU -- Iran's struggle to counter sanctions -- The human rights factor in Iran-Europe relations -- A historical perspective of ancient Middle East-Mediterranean links -- Ancient Greco-Persian relations -- Persepolis and Acropolis: hidden influence of civilizations -- Greco-Persian wars: confrontation of the two civilizations -- The Greek revolution of 1821 -- The 1979 Iranian revolution -- Greece representation in Iran -- contemporary image -- Strong links in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution and Iran-Iraq war -- Iran-Iraq war and reconstruction period -- Mitsotakis' visit to Tehran -- the beginning of immense cooperation -- Tehran's overtures to the West and Greek President in historic Iran visit -- Tour of civilization and the peak of excellent relations -- Challenges and obstacles in Iran-Greece relations -- Greek financial crisis and the role of Iran -- Sanctions against Iran's nuclear program -- Challenging Western domination, hypocrisy and double standards -- Tsipras' visit to Iran -- Neo-Democracy in Greece and Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA -- Neo-Democracy election in Greece -- Iranian oil supertanker: Mitsotakis' first encounter -- Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal and Greece "overreaction" -- Metka solar power investment -- Hellenic Petroleum and hasty retreat -- Direct flights between Tehran and Athens -- The formation of new geopolitics in the Mediterranean -- Greece-Turkiye maritime dispute and exploratory talks -- Founder of Greece's relations with Israel -- Greek anti-Americanism and the US support for Greece.Mitsotakis' outreach to Persian Gulf: strategic alliance building -- Restructuring role of Greece and the impact of the Abraham Accords -- The newly-emerging Eastern Mediterranean structure -- The geo-political significance of energy and security in Eastern Mediterranean -- Greece and the new politico-security discourse in Mediterranean geo-politics -- The Abraham Accords, Greece and implications for the Mediterranean -- Conclusion -- References.This book is about relations between Iran and Mediterranean Europe as cradles of two of the world's most ancient civilizations, and it presents a prodigious and illuminating discussion of those ancient-world issues in the context of today's geopolitics. Building on this ancient-world civilizational clash of Empires, it offers an overview of the link and significant political equations between the Mediterranean and Middle East regions in the past four decades-- a field which has remained understudied in academic circles. This book also provides a full description of relations between Iran and Southern Europe after the 1979 Iranian revolution and investigates how these relations have affected both domestic and international politics. The book addresses in some depth, developments on Iran's nuclear issues and Greece's post-crash financial crisis, and how the two countries collaborated to deal with difficulties and hardships, including sanctions and oil tanker crisis. The author provides a first-hand description and analysis of developments after the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) under the Trump administration in 2018. It also provides important insights into the influence of external players and alliance-building in the Mediterranean and the impact on Iran's relations with the wider world, and geopolitics of the Middle East after the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab states under the Abraham Accords. It also provides important insights into the influence of external players in the Mediterranean and the impact on Iran's relations with the wider world, and geopolitics of the Middle East after the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab states under the Abraham Accords. This unusual and important perspective will be vital reading for researchers and students of politics, international relations andconflict.GeopoliticsMediterranean RegionGenerated by AIIranGenerated by AIGeopoliticsIran.Bakhshandeh Ehsan1263026MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911026041803321Historic and Contemporary European-Iranian Relations4433406UNINA