[2] This decision helped ultimate Yugoslav communist victory and led to change of government which transformed Yugoslavia from the kingdom to the federal republic.

[3] President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito attended the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971 which was one of his four visits to the country.

[1] Iran was one of the main Yugoslav trade partners in Asia and reached up to 800 million USD annually, volume which dropped significantly after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

[4][5] Sadegh Ghotbzadeh Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran attended the state funeral of Josip Broz Tito in 1980.

Yugoslav foreign policy, with its prominent role in the Non-Aligned Movement, perceived Iran–Iraq War to be highly delicate issue due to conflicting national and multilateral interests and values.