International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

Iran's Energy Security after the Ukraine War

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Rahmat Hajimineh 1
Ebrahim Rezaei Rad 2
1 Associate Professor in International Relations, Department of Law, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD student of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/fr.2024.405798.1408
Abstract
The most important issue regarding the war in Ukraine, considering the important position of Russia in the energy sector and Ukraine in the transit of the energy, is the impact of this war on energy and its price. This issue caused the price of energy carriers to increase and consumer countries to worry about energy supply. Iran has also received the attention of energy-consuming countries due to its rich reserves of oil and gas, especially after the war in Ukraine. Using descriptive-analytical method and the theoretical framework of energy security, main question is, what will be the effect of the war in Ukraine on Iran's energy security? The main hypothesis of this research is that in terms of energy security, the war in Ukraine creates opportunities for Iran from a geopolitical point of view, such as strengthening Iran's transit role on one side, and challenges from a political and economic point of view, such as the further polarization of the international space and the emergence of competitors in the field of energy export on the other side. The findings of the research indicate that due to the negative impact of the Ukraine war on the process of transferring energy from Russia to Europe and the need for Europe to diversify its energy sources, Iran has an opportunity to improve its position in the field of energy exports in the region and the world.
Keywords
Iran
Energy security
Ukraine war
Geopolitics
Geo-economics

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