scientific journal Political Sociology of the Islamic Revolution

Abstract The geopoliticalization of Shiism After the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent expansion of Iran's role and function in international relations in the Middle East, Shiism became one of the most important and influential factors in the geopolitical world. The formation of a Shiite government led by religious scholars in a large Shiite-majority country had never happened in the past. Thus, the Iranian revolution focused on reviving and popularizing the Shiite religious identity and, even more generally, the Muslim religious identity, and led to the emergence of Shiite governments and movements in the Middle East, which in turn shifted the balance of power in the region. He changed the phrase, which resulted in an increase in the power and influence of the Shiites in the developments in the region. Therefore, explaining these developments in the context of Shiite geopolitics is the subject of this article.