Relationship dossier
Algeria
Iran
Relationship assessment
Political engagement and diplomatic cooperation, with the scope of broader bilateral cooperation unclear
Algeria toward Iran
+35Algeria mediated the 1981 Algiers Accords between Iran and the United States, playing a substantive diplomatic role in resolving the hostage crisis. Algeria also hosted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in 2024, when the governments signed bilateral agreements.
Iran toward Algeria
+35Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Algeria in 2024, and the governments signed bilateral agreements during the visit. This reflects active Iranian government engagement with Algeria, although the agreements’ scope and implementation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines Algeria’s notable diplomatic mediation on Iran’s behalf in 1981 with renewed high-level engagement and bilateral agreements in 2024. These are concrete signs of cooperation, but the extent and durability of broader bilateral arrangements are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Algeria and Iran have pursued political and diplomatic cooperation, including Algeria’s mediation of the 1981 Algiers Accords and agreements signed during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s 2024 visit to Algeria. These episodes indicate substantive engagement, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Algeria mediated the Algiers Accords between Iran and the United States, which resolved the U.S. hostage crisis.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Algeria, and the two governments signed bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during Raisi’s 2024 visit are unclear.
- Details of sustained economic and security cooperation between the governments are limited.