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Relationship dossier

Iran Tunisia

Relationship assessment

Iran and Tunisia maintain bilateral engagement, including high-level meetings and discussions of cooperation.

Iran toward Tunisia

+20

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met Tunisian President Kais Saied in Riyadh in November 2023, where the leaders discussed bilateral relations and cooperation.

Tunisia toward Iran

+20

Tunisian President Kais Saied traveled to Tehran in May 2024 to attend Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral, following their bilateral meeting in Riyadh in November 2023.

Overall relationship

+20

High-level engagement and discussions of cooperation form the main features of the bilateral relationship. The known contacts support a cooperative assessment, while the extent and durability of practical cooperation are 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Iranian and Tunisian officials have engaged in bilateral talks and cooperation, including a meeting between Presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Kais Saied in Riyadh in November 2023. Tunisia’s president traveled to Tehran for Raisi’s funeral in May 2024. These contacts indicate substantive, though not clearly extensive, government engagement.

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