Analysis of the Impact of the Convergence and Divergence of Security Activists of Tehran Metropolis

Tehran’s security as the capital and guarantor of internal and national security is of
utmost importance and it is necessary that the activists affecting it, be analyzed in terms
of convergent and divergent effects. This research is of applied type and its nature is of
descriptive and case study type and it is acquired in terms of futurology and normative
type and its research methodology is of hybrid type. The statistical society of this
research includes all documents and sources issued pertinent to the sustainable security
of the Province of Tehran and for interviews and questionnaires, a number of experts and
specialists were referred to including (Ministry of Interior, Governor-General of Tehran,
senior Law Enforcement Commanders., IRIGC, Tehran Saralah Command Center,
Ministry of Intelligence, Supreme National Security Secretariat, Tehran Metropolis Law
Enforcement Command and the like) possessing the following features: Ph.D and MS.
Education in the fields pertinent to the subject of the research and having at least ten years
of experience and responsibility. The collection methods of data in this research were based on library research to study the
pertinent resources and texts and to be aware of views and opinions of experts, field methods
were utilized. To analyze the collected data, firstly, descriptive statistic indexes were used to
prepare the frequency tables and frequency percentage, average and index deviation methods
were used, as well. And to analyze the collected data and in order to analyze the activists
affecting the security in Tehran Province, the Mactor software was used, as well.
The most important international, regional, national and provincial activists affecting the
security of Tehran Province, in terms of impact, convergence and divergence based on
strengthening and preventing security include hooligans, professional criminals, mosques
and religious gatherings, Office of the Provincial Governor, Municipality, Ministry of
Justice and Prosecuting Attorney, Provincial Intelligence Agencies, Norther and Eastern
Law Enforcement Command of Tehran Metropolis, Saralah Command Center, Prophet
Mohammad Command Center, Labor and trade Entities, religious figures, internal social
networks, Friday Congressional Prayer Leaders, mass media and foreign Persian networks,
the Zionist Regime, America, European Union, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia all which
have been analyzed and presented in the article.