Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

وزارت امور خارجه Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh
Logo of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace)
Agency overview
Formed	15 October 1821; 204 years ago (1821-10-15)[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Headquarters	National Garden, Tehran 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944
Employees	3,518 (2019)[2]
Annual budget	31.4 billion Iranian Rial (2021)[3]
Minister responsible	Abbas Araghchi
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

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

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

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

• Iran portal

• 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

1. "تاریخ وزارت امور خارجه ایران". Tebyan (in Persian). 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
2. جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Archived 8 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine Tasnim News
3. "افزایش بودجه وزارت خارجه/ رشد ۷۶ درصدی اعتبارات دستگاه دیپلماسی". Mehr News (in Persian). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
4. "Archived copy". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
5. "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC News. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
6. "Iran's President to Set Out on Rare Africa Tour". VOA. 10 July 2023.
7. "Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties". Reuters. 6 July 2023.
8. "Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Tehran Amid Rapprochement: Iran TV". VOA. 17 June 2023.
9. "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2013.