Explaining the Soft Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the Takfiri-Terrorist Movements

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Abdolreza Alishahi, Jafar Moradian, Hamid Soleimani Souchelmaei

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In the present era, the victory of the Islamic revolution triggered a new wave of Islamism in the region, creating more than a hundred Islamic movements, Salafis and Takfiris in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. These groups constituted the revolution of Iran rather than an Islamic revolution, which introduced a radical Shiite revolution, a revolution that would expound the Shiite religion around the world and was an enemy of the Sunni people and with such propaganda By provoking Sunnis, they will thwart them against the Islamic Revolution and create a single enemy against it. For this reason, many Salafist-Takfiri groups formed after the Islamic Revolution. These groups attempted to combat the expansion and influence of the Islamic revolution to other countries, because for one age, Islamic caliphate is far more important than a Shiite, and Sunni people have always had empire and caliphate throughout history. Is The spread of these groups has had implications and reflections such as Islam phobia, terrorist attacks, Shiite-Sunni opposition, and the military presence of the United States and Western countries in the region. Confronting these groups requires a great deal of expenses, and it is necessary for the Islamic Republic, with the use of soft power resources such as convergence and the approximation of religions, humanitarian actions, active diplomacy and voluntaryism, to deal with many of their threats Neutralize. The research method is descriptive-analytic and the library method is used to collect data.The research method is descriptiveanalytic and the library method is used to collect data.

 Keywords: soft power, takfir, terrorist, Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Abdolreza Alishahi, Jafar Moradian, Hamid Soleimani Souchelmaei. (2019-03-11). "Explaining the Soft Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the Takfiri-Terrorist Movements." *Volume 1*, 1, 45-51