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Iran–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations betweenIran (Imperial State of Iran and contemporarypost-revolutionary state) and nowsplit-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Historical inter-state relations developed before the establishment of the formal bilateral relations and even before theformation of Yugoslavia. Already in 1882Shah ofQajar IranNaser al-Din Shah Qajar sent calligraphic greetings to the newly crownedKing of SerbiaMilan I of Serbia.[1]
At the time of theTehran Conference from 28 November to 1 December 1943The Big Three gave full allied support toCommunist-ledYugoslav Partisans while support for nationalist royalistChetniks was suspended due to their collaborationism.[2] This decision helped ultimate Yugoslav communist victory and led to change of government which transformed Yugoslavia from thekingdom to thefederal republic.
Formal diplomatic relations between Iran and Yugoslavia were established in 1945.[3]President of YugoslaviaJosip Broz Tito attended the2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971 which was one of his four visits to the country.[3][1]Mohammad Reza Pahlavi visited Yugoslavia in 1960 and 1973.[1]
Iran was one of the main Yugoslav trade partners inAsia and reached up to 800 million USD annually, volume which dropped significantly after thebreakup of Yugoslavia.[4][5]Sadegh GhotbzadehMinister of Foreign Affairs of Iran attended thestate funeral of Josip Broz Tito in 1980. Yugoslav foreign policy, with its prominent role in theNon-Aligned Movement, perceivedIran–Iraq War to be highly delicate issue due to conflicting national and multilateral interests and values.Yugoslav Federal Secretary of Foreign Affairs became unusually silent on the issue as it was clear to Belgrade that Iraq was the aggressor but due to pressure from theYugoslav People's Army circles was not ready to condemnedSaddam Hussein.[6] At the time Iraq was the biggest Yugoslav trade partner in theThird World with around 16,000 Yugoslavs citizens in the country.[6]Ali Khamenei visited Belgrade in February 1989.[1]
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