(Wikipedia) - Foreign relations of Iran For current international events related to Iran, see Current international disputes with Iran.
Darvazeh-e-Bagh-e-Melli: the main gates to Iran''s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran.
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Foreign relations of Iran refers to inter-governmental relationships between Iran and other countries. Geography is very significant factor in informing Iran''s foreign policy. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newly born Islamic Republic, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, dramatically reversed the pro-American foreign policy of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Since then the country''s policies have oscillated between the two opposing tendencies of revolutionary ardour, which would eliminate Western and non-Muslim influences while promoting the Islamic revolution abroad, and pragmatism, which would advance economic development and normalization of relations. Iran''s bilateral dealings are accordingly sometimes confused and contradictory.
Iran currently maintains full diplomatic relations with 99 countries worldwide. Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Revolutionary period under Khomeini
- 2.1 Training volunteers
- 2.2 Iran–Iraq War
- 2.3 Pragmatism
- 2.4 Post-War period (1988–present)
- 2.5 Significant historical treaties
- 3 Current policies
- 3.1 Current territorial disputes
- 4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 5 Relations by region and country
- 6 International organization participation
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
Iranians have traditionally been highly sensitive to foreign interference in their country, pointing to such events as the Russian conquest of northern parts of the country, the tobacco concession, the British and Russian occupations of the First and Second World Wars, and the CIA plot to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq. This suspicion manifests itself in attitudes that many foreigners might find incomprehensible, such as the "fairly common" belief that the Iranian Revolution was actua