SAEED TAEB†
HOSSEIN KHALILI‡
Abstract: Security in the Persian Gulf has been a major international, regional
and national issue for the littoral states, principally for Iran. Iran depends
largely on crude oil export revenues and imports of industrial commodities.
It has the longest shoreline along the waterway. It also plays pointer role of
the scale in ensuring regional stability and security, so much so that its
national security is indivisible from that of the region. On the other hand, the
historical studies suggest that during almost two centuries, first the Britain
and then the United States have continued to claim on the region’s security.
Thus, they have dictated their regional security strategies over the Persian

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