Relationship dossier
Iran
Thailand
Relationship assessment
Iran and Thailand maintain modest cooperation through senior-level visits and bilateral discussions.
Iran toward Thailand
+15Iran hosted Thailand’s prime minister during her 2012 visit and engaged in discussions aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation. Iranian officials also held high-level contacts with Thailand in 2016.
Thailand toward Iran
+15Thailand’s prime minister visited Iran in 2012 to pursue closer bilateral engagement. Thai officials continued high-level discussions with Iran in 2016, including on political and economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is characterized by recurring high-level engagement and stated interest in political and economic cooperation. The known exchanges support a modestly cooperative assessment, while the extent of concrete follow-through is 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 Thailand have maintained bilateral engagement through senior-level visits and discussions of political and economic cooperation. Thailand’s prime minister visited Iran in 2012, and the countries continued high-level contacts in 2016. These exchanges indicate modest cooperation, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Iran, with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation.
Iranian and Thai officials held high-level talks on bilateral relations and cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of economic and technical cooperation initiatives are unclear.
- Details of more recent bilateral government cooperation are limited.