Relationship dossier
Belarus
Iran
Relationship assessment
Belarus and Iran have pursued closer economic and government-to-government cooperation.
Belarus toward Iran
+35Belarus has pursued closer bilateral cooperation with Iran, including through the 2023–2026 cooperation roadmap and agreements announced during Lukashenko’s 2023 visit to Tehran.
Iran toward Belarus
+35Iran has pursued closer bilateral cooperation with Belarus, participating in the 2023–2026 cooperation roadmap and agreements announced during Lukashenko’s 2023 visit to Tehran.
Overall relationship
+35The bilateral relationship has featured a stated effort to deepen economic and government-to-government cooperation, including a multi-year roadmap and agreements announced in 2023. The extent and durability of practical implementation remain 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
Belarus and Iran have expanded government-to-government cooperation, including through a bilateral cooperation roadmap for 2023–2026 and agreements announced during Alexander Lukashenko’s 2023 visit to Tehran. Their governments have pursued closer trade and economic ties. The scope and implementation of these initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Tehran, where the two governments announced agreements and a cooperation roadmap for 2023–2026.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 2023–2026 cooperation roadmap has been implemented is unclear.
- The scale and results of bilateral trade and economic cooperation are uncertain.