Future Studies: The Soft Reflection of Iran's Islamic Revolution on the Rise of Yemeni Shiites

Objective: With the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, the Yemeni Shiites emerged from their many years of isolation and gradually expanded their sphere of power and influence in this country. This, in addition to expanding Iran’s sphere of power in the West Asian region, has caused Saudi Arabia to worry about the increasing power of Yemeni Shiites and its impact on its Shiite-populated areas. The main objective of the present study is the soft impact of the Islamic Revolution of Iran on strengthening and promoting the power of Yemeni Shiites.

Findings: The research findings show that the soft and spiritual reflection of the Islamic Revolution of Iran on the Shiite Houthi movement in Yemen has led to their increasing growth and, on the other hand, has opened a firm foothold for Iran in the Arabian Peninsula, which has caused Riyadh and its regional allies to worry about the Shiite Houthi movement gaining power and its reflection on the social dissatisfaction and protests in the Shiite-populated areas of Saudi Arabia.

Conclusion: The result of the research is that the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and its impact on the Shiite movement in Yemen has led to their coming out of their isolation for many years and the expansion of the influence of this Shiite movement, which can help increase the regional power of the Islamic Republic and upset the balance of power in favor of Tehran and its allies in West Asia. Therefore, the Riyadh authorities, by adopting an aggressive policy, while trying to contain and eliminate the Shiite movement from the Yemeni political scene, are taking steps to prevent the increasing expansion of Tehran's power in the region.