Research Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) Strategic Studies Quarterly 1735-0727 15 57 2013 03 01 Imam Khomeini and soft management of national defence: case study of imposed war Imam Khomeini and soft management of national defence: case study of imposed war 7 30 2600 FA Farzad Poursaeed 0000-0002-7117-0360 Journal Article 2012 09 05 This article focuses on soft management of national defence or soft aspects of national defence in imam khomeini’s management during imposed war of Iraq against Iran. The main question of article is that: how did Imam Khomeini, as a leader of revolution and Islamic republic, managed imposed war which was the main hard threat against Islamic republic? Author claims that imam Khomeini managed the war in a soft approach through narration as a kind of speech act.  His religious and ideational narrative of imposed war changed this threat to an opportunity and an instrument for reproduction and estabilising Islamic republic.   This article focuses on soft management of national defence or soft aspects of national defence in imam khomeini’s management during imposed war of Iraq against Iran. The main question of article is that: how did Imam Khomeini, as a leader of revolution and Islamic republic, managed imposed war which was the main hard threat against Islamic republic? Author claims that imam Khomeini managed the war in a soft approach through narration as a kind of speech act.  His religious and ideational narrative of imposed war changed this threat to an opportunity and an instrument for reproduction and estabilising Islamic republic.   https://quarterly.risstudies.org/article_2600_32b991e5d77ad140559ffb95522992d0.pdf