Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
| وزارت امور خارجه Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh | |
| File:MFI logo.svg Logo of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| File:Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.svg Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 15 October 1821[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | National Garden, Tehran Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Employees | 3,518 (2019)[2] |
| Annual budget | 31.4 billion Iranian Rial (2021)[3] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mfa.gov.ir |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه, romanized: Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the minister of foreign affairs, 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.[4]
Ministers and officials
[edit | edit source]The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran 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 – Hamid Ghanbari
- Deputy for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs – Vahid Jalalzadeh
- Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs – Mehdi Sobhani
- Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy – Esmaeil Baghaee
- Head of the Center for Political and International Studies – Saeed Khatibzadeh
- Foreign Minister's Senior Adviser for Special Political Affairs – Ali Asghar Khaji
Assigned activities
[edit | edit source]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.[5]
In 2023 ministry and president began an Africa tour of three states to boost relations.[6][7][8]
Building
[edit | edit source]The building of the ministry was completed in 1939.[9]
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Minister's office
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Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
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Shahrbani Palace
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One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
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Entrance of the 8th building
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Entrance of the Main building
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United Nations street
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Windows and balconies
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Shahrbani Palace (2)
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Shahrbani Palace (3)
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South side
See also
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- 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
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| Americas | ||
| Asia |
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| Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
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| Multilateral relations | ||
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