Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran
Relationship assessment
Iran supported Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war; the scope of subsequent government cooperation is unclear.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Iran
Not assessedIran toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+25Iran supported Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, including by supplying arms despite the international arms embargo.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Iran provided support to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, including arms assistance despite the international arms embargo. Information about subsequent direct government cooperation between the two countries is limited.
Key developments
Iran provided support to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war, including arms assistance despite the international arms embargo.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of postwar bilateral agreements and government cooperation is unclear.
- The extent to which wartime support shaped later bilateral policy is uncertain.