The history of relations between two key countries of the Middle East, Iran and Israel, is longer than seven decades. The dynamics of the relationship is intriguing and shows how in a very short period of time bilateral relations can transform from reserved, cordial to extremely hostile.
Iranian-Israeli relations are interesting because they show the full depth of the conflict in the Middle East, which has not only a political dimension (conflicts between Jews, Arabs and Persians) but also a theological one (conflicts in the relationship between Islam and Judaism). And geopolitical dynamics are largely involved in the creation of Iran-Israel relations, since the superpowers want to have influence and dominance over the inflammable region due to their political and economic interests.
Under Iran’s Pahlavi royal dynasty, which ruled Iran from 1925 to 1979, relations with the State of Israel were generally good. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi. Iran was one of 11 member states of a special United Nations committee established in 1947 to devise a solution for Palestine after the departure of British colonial administration. Iran under the rule of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (son of Reza Shah) was one of 13 countries that voted against the UN plan to partition Palestine due to concerns that declaring a Jewish state in Palestine would lead to an escalation of violence in the region. Iran was against a two-state solution and, together with India and Yugoslavia, advocated the option of one federal state with one parliament, but with Muslim and Jewish cantons. It was a Solomonic move by Iran to maintain good relations with both Western powers and neighboring Arab neighbors.
Israel and Iran are establishing relations
However, after the Declaration of the State of Israel in 1948 and the end of th ..
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