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Border cities face numerous development challenges, including geographical, cultural, economic, and national and regional policies. Javanrood city, located in the northwest of Kermanshah province, is one of the border cities with significant natural and human capacities and potentials to connect and shape Iran's western network with neighbouring countries. To accomplish this, an attempt has been made in this article to study the effective areas in promoting the development of the border city of Javanrood. The study of the feasibility of the scenarios, on the other hand, revealed that the assumption of "increasing the level of economic interaction" is the most effective assumption and has the greatest effect on compatibility in the scenarios, and that the assumption of "complete consideration and improvement of ways," despite being the most effective, has the least effect on compatibility in the scenarios. "The level and extent of communication channels along borders, as well as the connection of borders with interior spaces," is the key factor assumption. Therefore, the natural and human potential of Javanrood's border city is such that, if the strategy of promoting economic interactions with Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan region is adopted, this city can become a node city in the west of the country, develop to a large extent, and become an engine of development for other cities around it. The results show that 13 key factors are effective in promoting Javanrood development, and for these 13 factors, 51 possible and different situations were drawn, ranging from favourable to unfavourable conditions.