A constructivist Approach toward the Rising US Sanction Policies of Iran(1980-2012)

Abstract

Abstract In the turbulent relations between U.S and Iran, America’s sanction-based approach against Iran is considerable. These sanctions enjoy a three decade history (from Carterera) and had fluctuation in different periods. In other worlds, the pattern of that policyhas changes in three periods: the cold war era, post-cold war era, and the aftermath of September11. This paper (according to the constructivism approach) proposed a new explanation for U.S sanction policy against Iran and the main hypothesis is that the policy in the past eras was progressive and too realistic but shows gradual improvements in its elements of constructivism.

Keywords

• key word: sanction policy
• economic and technologic sanction of iran
• dual containment
• war at terrorism
• embryonic stage sanction (iran)
• development stage sanction (iran)