This study explains the origins and implications for the Islamic Republic of the severe crises it is undergoing, explores the directions the Islamic Republic is likely to take in the second half of the 1990s.

Cover title. "Domestic, foreign and security policies in post-Khomeini Iran."--Cover. Adelphi Paper 296.

Introduction--I. The Domestic Context of Security--II. The Regional and International Context--III. Iranian Defence Policies--Conclusion.