Relationship dossier
Iran
Slovenia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement, including economic cooperation, amid wider sanctions constraints
Iran toward Slovenia
+15Iran received Slovenian President Borut Pahor on a 2016 visit and pursued bilateral agreements and economic cooperation with Slovenia following the nuclear deal.
Slovenia toward Iran
+15Slovenia’s government pursued bilateral engagement with Iran, including President Borut Pahor’s 2016 visit and agreements focused on economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes high-level engagement and efforts to develop economic cooperation, but its practical scope and durability are uncertain. Wider international sanctions and Slovenia’s EU policy context constrain the bilateral relationship.
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 Slovenia have maintained bilateral diplomatic and economic engagement. Slovenian President Borut Pahor visited Iran in 2016, and the two governments pursued agreements and economic cooperation following the nuclear deal. Their engagement has been constrained by the wider international sanctions environment and Slovenia’s EU membership. The breadth and continuity of practical cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Slovenian President Borut Pahor visited Iran, and the governments pursued agreements and economic cooperation following the nuclear deal.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which economic agreements from 2016 were implemented is unclear.
- The scale and continuity of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are unclear.