Albania–Iran relations
bilateral relations between Albania and Iran
Albania and Iran currently have no diplomatic relations. In 2013, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) moved its base to Albania, which strained diplomatic relations. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on 7 September 2022 that Albania would cut diplomatic relations with Iran in retaliation for a major cyber attack by Iran on the country. All staff at the Iranian embassy in Tirana were ordered to leave Albania. On 1 February 2024, Albania accused a hacker group "backed" by the Iranian government of carrying out an attack on the country's Institute of Statistics.
History
Albania and Iran are both Indo-European countries with various cultural similarities, whose cultural relations date back to the ancient Illyrian and Iranian peoples. The Illyrians were largely involved in the military defense of Greece against the Achaemenid Empire, while maintaining cultural exchanges among the Greeks.
Pahlavi Iran and Communist Albania
Due to distance between the two countries, it was unclear when the two countries first established relations, though it is highly likely the relations began following World War II, when Albania became a communist state and Iran was under the Pahlavi dynasty. Albania was a communist state and it aligned with the Soviet Union, while Pahlavi Iran allied with the United States throughout the early phase of Cold War.
Islamic Republic of Iran and Communist Albania
Following the establishment of Islamic theocracy in Iran at 1979, Albania, being a communist state, aligned with the Soviets against Iran in the Iran–Iraq War.
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