Iran and the Rise of the Shiite Crescent

Iran’s strategic role in the multipolar Middle East

Nuestra América on Iran as the cornerstone of the Shiite world in the multipolar era.

In the geopolitical architecture of the Middle East and the Islamic world, Iran occupies a singular position: it is the principal Shiite state and one of the few actors capable of articulating religious, political, and strategic power simultaneously. This combination ha…