Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran

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foreign affairs ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran is the government body responsible for managing Iran’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran canonical	7
Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs	2
Government of Iran	1
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran	1
وزارت امور خارجه جمهوری اسلامی ایران	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1658300 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
Context triple: [Government of Iran, hasMinistry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran]

A. Government of Iran
The Government of Iran is the central political authority of the Islamic Republic, encompassing its executive, legislative, and judicial branches under a theocratic-republican system led by the Supreme Leader.
B. Parliament of Iran
The Parliament of Iran, also known as the Islamic Consultative Assembly, is the country's unicameral national legislature responsible for enacting laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the executive branch.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt is the cabinet-level body responsible for managing Egypt’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international representation.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
E. Soviet embassy in Tehran
The Soviet embassy in Tehran was the diplomatic mission of the Soviet Union in Iran’s capital and notably served as the venue for the 1943 Tehran Conference between Allied leaders during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran is the government body responsible for managing Iran’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.

A. Government of Iran
The Government of Iran is the central political authority of the Islamic Republic, encompassing its executive, legislative, and judicial branches under a theocratic-republican system led by the Supreme Leader.
B. Parliament of Iran
The Parliament of Iran, also known as the Islamic Consultative Assembly, is the country's unicameral national legislature responsible for enacting laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the executive branch.
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt is the cabinet-level body responsible for managing Egypt’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international representation.
D. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
E. Soviet embassy in Tehran
The Soviet embassy in Tehran was the diplomatic mission of the Soviet Union in Iran’s capital and notably served as the venue for the 1943 Tehran Conference between Allied leaders during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign affairs ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MFA ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Economic Cooperation Organization ⓘ linked to: Economic Cooperation Organization (observer) Non-Aligned Movement ⓘ Organization of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ linked to: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation United Nations ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
employerOf	Iranian diplomats ⓘ Iranian foreign service officers ⓘ
field	diplomacy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ international relations ⓘ
hasDivision	department for consular affairs ⓘ department for economic diplomacy ⓘ department for international organizations ⓘ department for public diplomacy ⓘ departments for regional affairs ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://en.mfa.gov.ir ⓘ https://www.mfa.gov.ir ⓘ
headedBy	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Iran ⓘ Tehran ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Government of Iran
languageOfWork	Persian ⓘ
legalForm	state ministry ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Iran Standard Time ⓘ
nativeName	وزارت امور خارجه جمهوری اسلامی ایران ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
officeholderTitle	Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
oversees	Iranian consulates abroad ⓘ Iranian embassies abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Iran to international organizations ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Iran ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Iran ⓘ
responsibleFor	conducting diplomacy ⓘ diplomatic missions of Iran ⓘ foreign policy of Iran ⓘ international relations of Iran ⓘ negotiating international treaties ⓘ representing Iran in international organizations ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
subordinateTo	President of Iran ⓘ
symbolizes	Iranian foreign policy apparatus ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	executive branch body ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Iran → hasMinistry → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran ⓘ

Mohammad Javad Zarif → employer → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran ⓘ

Supreme National Security Council → includesMember → Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran ⓘ