Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Iran
23 November 2022 Events and Discussions
The diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Iran were established in 1897. During the Second World War, they were severed by Iran on September 17, 1941 at the insistence of the USSR and Great Britain, which brought troops into Iran. They were later restored on December 19, 1961.
The Bulgarian legation in Tehran was opened in 1963 and the following year it was promoted to an embassy, headed by a chargé d`affaires, and from 1968 - by an ambassador. Until September 1972, the Iranian ambassador in Belgrade was accredited to Bulgaria. After that diplomatic representation headed by an ambassador was opened in Sofia.
The date of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Iran is considered to be on the date of the granting of agrément by the Iranian diplomat Mirza Hossein Khan to the Bulgarian government on November 15, 1897.