Research Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) Strategic Studies Quarterly 1735-0727 15 57 2013 03 01 Ontological security in foreign policy of principality era Ontological security in foreign policy of principality era 149 180 2606 FA Seyed Jalal Dehghani Firoozabadi Vahid Noori 0000-0002-6971-8227 Journal Article 2012 03 10 By outset of principality era in   Islamic republic, speech acts and behavior of iran in foreign policy has been changed. The main question of article is: what is the cause of change in foreign policy of principality administration? Authors, as their main hypothesis, argue that the feeling of ontological insecurity has caused reconfiguration of identity resources , foreign policy and change in principality approach toward foreign arena. Authors describe the nuke diplomacy of principality as the most important aspect of their approach.     By outset of principality era in   Islamic republic, speech acts and behavior of iran in foreign policy has been changed. The main question of article is: what is the cause of change in foreign policy of principality administration? Authors, as their main hypothesis, argue that the feeling of ontological insecurity has caused reconfiguration of identity resources , foreign policy and change in principality approach toward foreign arena. Authors describe the nuke diplomacy of principality as the most important aspect of their approach.     https://quarterly.risstudies.org/article_2606_a431d70133ef6cf688bc4f6093922b48.pdf