Foreign relations of Iran

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Geography plays a crucial role in shaping Iran's foreign policy. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newly established Islamic Republic, led by Ayatollah Khomeini, made a significant shift from the pro-American stance adopted by the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Since then, the country's policies have fluctuated between two opposing approaches: one driven by revolutionary zeal to eradicate non-Muslim Western influences while promoting the Islamic revolution globally, and the other focused on pragmatism aimed at fostering economic development and normalizing international relations. As a result, Iran's bilateral interactions can often appear confusing and contradictory.

According to data released by RepTrak, Iran ranks as the second least reputable country in the world in terms of international standing, just above Iraq, a position it has maintained for three consecutive years—2016, 2017, and 2018. The issues of Islamism and nuclear proliferation frequently arise in discussions about Iran's foreign relations. A series of polls conducted by Pew Research in 2012 revealed that only one nation, Pakistan, had a majority of its population supporting Iran's right to develop nuclear weapons. In contrast, overwhelming majorities in other surveyed countries, particularly in Europe, North America, and South America (with 90-95% opposed), rejected the idea of a nuclear-armed Iran. Furthermore, many respondents from various nations, including Americans, Brazilians, Japanese, Mexicans, Egyptians, Germans, Britons, French, Italians, Spaniards, and Poles, showed majority support for implementing "tougher sanctions" against Iran. In contrast, majorities in China, Russia, and Turkey expressed opposition to such sanctions.

Diplomatic relations[edit]

List of countries which Iran maintains diplomatic relations with:

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# Country Date
1  Russia 1521[1]
2  France 13 August 1715[2]
3  United Kingdom 5 June 1807[3]
4  Spain 4 March 1842[4]
5  Netherlands 5 January 1883[5]
—  United States (suspended) 11 June 1883[6]
6  Italy 18 February 1886[7]
7  Belgium 18 November 1889[8]
8  Sweden 5 September 1897[9]
9  Bulgaria 15 November 1897[10]
10  Romania 24 July 1902[11]
11  Argentina Template:DTS[12]
12  Greece 19 November 1902[13][14]
13  Brazil 17 June 1903[15]
14  Norway 14 October 1908[16]
15   Switzerland 4 March 1919[17]
16  Afghanistan 2 May 1920[18]
17  Denmark 3 February 1922[19]
—  Egypt (suspended) 1923[20]
18  Czech Republic 22 June 1925[21]
19  Austria 26 July 1925[22]
20  Poland 19 March 1927[23]
21  Turkey 21 October 1928[24]
22  Iraq 25 April 1929[25]
23  Japan 4 August 1929[26]
24  Saudi Arabia 24 August 1929[27][28]
25  Finland 12 December 1931[29]
26  Luxembourg 23 May 1936[30]
27  Serbia 30 April 1937[31]
28  Chile 6 June 1944[32]
29  Lebanon 21 September 1944[33]
30  Syria 12 November 1946[34]
31  Pakistan 22 August 1947[35]
32  Iceland 15 March 1948[36]
33  Jordan 16 November 1949[37]
34  India 15 March 1950[38]
35  Indonesia July 1950[39]
36  Venezuela 9 August 1950[40]
37  Ethiopia 1950[41]
38  Hungary 1951[42]
39  Germany 26 February 1952[43]
— Template:Country data Holy See 2 May 1953[44]
—  Canada (suspended) 9 January 1955[45]
40  Thailand 9 November 1955[46][47]
41  Portugal 15 October 1956[48]
—  Morocco (suspended) 5 November 1957[49]
42  Tunisia 5 November 1957[50][51]
43  Dominican Republic 24 October 1958[52]
44  Kuwait 17 December 1961[53]
45  South Korea 23 October 1962[54]
46  Sri Lanka 1962[55]
47  Philippines 22 January 1964[56]
48  Algeria 23 September 1964[57]
49  Mexico 15 October 1964[58]
50    Nepal 14 December 1964[59]
51  Libya 30 December 1967[60]
52  Laos 1967[61]
53  Myanmar 8 August 1968[62]
54  Australia 21 September 1968[63]
55  Eswatini 15 December 1969[64]
56  Malaysia 16 June 1970[65]
57  Malawi 5 April 1971[66]
58  Guinea 26 April 1971[67]
59  Senegal 13 May 1971[68]
60  Mongolia 20 May 1971[69]
—  Albania (suspended) title=Iran Almanac and Book o

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