Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of [Foreign Affairs (Iran)|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.
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.In 2023 ministry and president began an Africa tour of three states to boost relations.