Iran prioritizes maintaining influence in neighboring states to create a buffer zone, a policy driven by the legacy of the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Modern Diplomacy
  Iran's Geopolitical Footprint: Regional Power or Global Contender?

Sources

• Iran's Geopolitical Footprint: Regional Power or Global Contender? moderndiplomacy.eu Modern Diplomacy via serper

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• Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) event
• Iran entity