The Ministry of Foreign Affairs () is an

Iranian government The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), known simply as ''Nezam'' (), is the ruling State (polity), state and current political system in Iran, in power since the Iranian Revolution and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. Its Const ...

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 Sayyid Abbas Araghchi (, ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran since August 2024. He previously served as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign A ...

after the death of

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (; 23 April 1964 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran), foreign minister of Iran from 2021 until 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash, his death in a helicopter ...

. Foreign policy decisions are made in the

Supreme National Security Council Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...

and according to

Ali Khamenei Ali Hosseini Khamenei (; born 19 April 1939) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He previously served as the third President of Iran, president from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's tenure ...

'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 Mirza may refer to: * Mirza (name), a name derived from a historical royal and noble title * ''Mirza'' (lemur), a genus of giant mouse lemurs * "Mirza", a 1965 French-language song by Nino Ferrer * Mirza, Kamrup, a town in Assam, India * Mirza me ...

, who served from 1821 to 1823. The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are: * Minister of Foreign Affairs –

* Deputy for Political Affairs –

Majid Takht-Ravanchi Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi, , born 15 October 1958, in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since September 2024. He served as the Ambassador of Iran to the Un ...

* Deputy for Legal & International Affairs – Kazem Gharibabadi * Deputy for Economic Diplomacy – Rasoul Mohajer * Deputy for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs –

Vahid Jalalzadeh Vahid Jalalzadeh (, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician who is currently deputy Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He was governor general of W ...

* Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs –

Mohammad Fathali Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

* Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy –

Esmaeil Baghaee Esmaeil is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Esmaeil Bale (born 1985), Iranian footballer * Esmaeil Dousti, Iranian reformist politician, member of the City Council of Tehran *Esmaeil Ebadi (born 1976), Iranian archer who won the ...

* Head of the Center for Political and International Studies –

Mohammad Hassan Sheykholeslami Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

* Foreign Minister's Senior Adviser for Special Political Affairs –

Ali Asghar Khaji Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muha ...

Assigned activities

Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the

Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; (, BARJAM)), also known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions. The agreement was finalized ...

, which had previously been carried out by the

. 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran 1820s establishments in Iran 1821 establishments in Asia

Foreign Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United S ...

Foreign relations of Iran Ministries established in 1821

Ministers and officials

Assigned activities

Building

See also

References