Relationship dossier
Iran
Mongolia
Relationship assessment
Iran and Mongolia have pursued modest economic and cultural cooperation through high-level exchanges and bilateral agreements.
Iran toward Mongolia
+15Iran hosted Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Tehran in 2012 and concluded bilateral agreements associated with economic and cultural cooperation.
Mongolia toward Iran
+15Mongolia sent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj to Tehran in 2012 and pursued bilateral agreements associated with economic and cultural cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes high-level engagement and agreements aimed at economic and cultural cooperation. These provide a basis for a modest cooperative relationship, while the scale and durability of practical collaboration 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
Iran and Mongolia have maintained diplomatic engagement, including a 2012 visit to Tehran by Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and bilateral agreements associated with economic and cultural cooperation. These exchanges indicate practical but relatively limited cooperation; the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj visited Tehran, where Iran and Mongolia concluded agreements associated with economic and cultural cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the economic and cultural cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.