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Geography is an important factor in informing Iran's foreign policy. [1] Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newly formed Islamic Republic, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, dramatically reversed the pro-American foreign policy of the last Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
International sanctions against Iran; List of state visits made by kings of Iran; List of international trips made by presidents of Iran; Public diplomacy of Iran; Iran and weapons of mass destruction; Iran nuclear deal framework; Arab League–Iran relations; Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict; Iran–Pakistan border barrier; Iranian frozen assets
The same day, Iran's foreign ministry sent a letter to Iraq's foreign ministry, asking Iraq to stop the United States from interfering with Iran–Iraq relations. The official said, "We expect the Iraqi government to take immediate measures to set the aforesaid individuals free and to condemn the US troopers for the measure.
Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
Iran–United Kingdom relations are the bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Iran.Iran, which was called Persia by the West before 1935, has had political relations with England since the late Ilkhanate period (13th century) when King Edward I of England sent Geoffrey of Langley to the Ilkhanid court to seek an alliance.
Iran–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey.The two states' relationship is complex and characterized by periods of both tension and cooperation, as both Iran and Turkey are fighting for influence in the Middle East through supporting opposing proxies as part of a proxy conflict.
Iran also formerly supported the Popular Resistance Committees up until 2013, [266] when relations were ruptured following the PRC's support of the Syrian opposition. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command and Free Palestine Movement , based in Syria, are also known to receive aid from Iran and the Syrian government.
The relations between Iran and Israel are divided into four major phases: the ambivalent period from 1947 to 1953, the friendly period during the era of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1953 to 1979, the worsening period following the Iranian Revolution from 1979 to 1990, and the ongoing period of open hostility since the end of the Gulf War in 1991.