Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Iran
Relationship assessment
Indonesia and Iran maintain friendly ties and pursue cooperation, though sanctions constrain economic engagement.
Indonesia toward Iran
+35Indonesia has pursued bilateral cooperation with Iran through President Joko Widodo’s 2016 visit to Tehran and agreements in areas including trade and energy. Indonesia has also supported Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology.
Iran toward Indonesia
+35Iran has pursued bilateral cooperation with Indonesia, including through President Ebrahim Raisi’s 2023 visit and agreements covering trade, health, culture and science.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines high-level engagement and agreements across several civilian sectors with limits on economic cooperation associated with international sanctions. The breadth of signed arrangements indicates an ongoing effort to expand ties, although their implementation and practical impact are uncertain.
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
Indonesia and Iran have pursued practical cooperation alongside close diplomatic engagement. Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Tehran in 2016, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Indonesia in 2023, when the governments signed cooperation agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, health, culture and science. Indonesia has supported Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology, while international sanctions have constrained the scope of economic cooperation.
Key developments
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Tehran, and the two governments signed cooperation agreements.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Indonesia, and the governments signed agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, health, culture and science.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the agreements signed during presidential visits have been implemented is unclear.
- The scale and durability of bilateral economic cooperation remain uncertain.
- Details of Iran’s policy positions on Indonesian regional priorities are limited.