Heroic flexibility" is a new international political doctrine of Iran

In this article, the author examines Iran's new foreign policy after assuming the power of President Hassan Rouhani, and also analyzes the new tactics proposed by Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei "heroic flexibility", proposed on September 17, 2013. In addition, the author explores the historical emergence of the tactics of "heroic flexibility", its influence, development and use in politics. "Heroic flexibility" is a political tactic, thanks to which JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was reached between Iran and the countries of the so-called "six" international mediators. Using the term "heroic flexibility", the supreme leader Ali Khamenei showed that taking his political decisions, he relies on examples of early Islamic history. The emerging problem of Iran's nuclear program and the first agreements with Western countries on the way to solve this problem are described. The situation of the nuclear program during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency and the UN sanction is covered. Also, the political struggle between the so-called conservatives and reformers inside the political country, and, since Hasan Rouhani is considered a reformer, shows his struggle with the political conservative opponents, and the difficulties that appeared before the achievements of the JCPOA. The author of this article relies on the materials of the official websites of the supreme leader and the president, as well as the Iranian mass media and Hassan Rouhani's books "National Security and Nuclear Policy". At the conclusion of his article, the author concludes that using the tactics of "heroic flexibility", Khamenei appeals not only to a foreign audience, but mostly to citizens of his country, convincing them that flexibility in nuclear negotiations does not contradict Iran's interests. This is confirmed by the remarks made by Ali Khamenei at the meeting of the senior leadership of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. Thus, the author focuses on the change in Khamenei's views from the brutal foreign policy and the reluctance to compromise in an agreement with the West, to dialogue and cooperation with him. The JCPOA has become a powerful impetus for the improvement of the situation of the country, both on the international scene, and for the economic and political situation within the state.

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