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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs () is an Iranian government ministry headed by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
, who is a member of cabinet. The office is currently held by Abbas Araghchi after the death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Foreign policy decisions are made in the Supreme National Security Council and according to Ali Khamenei's high courts.


Ministers and officials

The first minister of foreign affairs of
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are: * Minister of Foreign Affairs – Abbas Araghchi * Deputy for Political Affairs – Majid Takht-Ravanchi * Deputy for Legal & International Affairs – Kazem Gharibabadi * Deputy for Economic Diplomacy – Rasoul Mohajer * Deputy for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs – Vahid Jalalzadeh * Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs – Mohammad Fathali * Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media DiplomacyEsmaeil Baghaee * Head of the Center for Political and International StudiesMohammad Hassan Sheykholeslami * Foreign Minister's Senior Adviser for Special Political Affairs – Ali Asghar Khaji


Assigned activities

Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program, which had previously been carried out by the Supreme National Security Council. In 2023 ministry and president began an Africa tour of three states to boost relations.


Building

The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939. File:Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.jpg, Minister's office File:FM.IRAN.jpg, Foreign Ministry Reception Hall File:Ministery of Foreign Affairs.JPG, Shahrbani Palace File:MFA IRAN.JPG, One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry File:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.jpg, Entrance of the 8th building File:Kakh Shahrbani Bagh-e Melli.jpg, Entrance of the Main building File:IRAN.FM.jpg, United Nations street File:Kakh Shahrbani Achaemenid architecture.jpg, Windows and balconies File:Shahrbani - Arash G Tehrani 2.jpg, Shahrbani Palace (2) File:Shahrbani - Arash G Tehrani.jpg, Shahrbani Palace (3) File:Sakhtemaan- Vezaarat-e Omur-e Khaareje.JPG, South side


See also

* Politics of Iran * Foreign relations of Iran * Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran) * Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran 1820s establishments in Iran 1821 establishments in Asia
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
Foreign relations of Iran Ministries established in 1821