Abstract
The geo-strategic and economic significance of the Persian Gulf region since
World War II has figured prominently in the national security concerns of
the US as part of its policy to check the influence of the Soviet Union. Iran,
as “the Gulf policeman”, and close US ally, had played a pivotal role in
achieving that objective. But their ways separated after the Islamic
Revolution of Iran in 1979 when friendship turned into rivalry for the
control of the region. The differences became more tense in the post 9/11
scenario. US opposition to Iran’s nuclear programme and its campaign to
prevent Iran from gaining influence in the Persian Gulf has constituted an
important element of its foreign and national security policies since then. The
Obama administration considers Iran’s nuclear programme as the main
impediment in the long-standing objectives of the US in the region.
Dr Zahid Ali Khan. (2011) Us Post 9/11 Persian Gulf Policy: Iran’s Concern And Options, IPRI Journal, Volume-11, Issue-1.
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