Iran
A combined view of Iran's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Iran's General Assembly speeches over 13 years reveal a volatile rhetorical pattern marked by extreme emotional intensity (consistently 78–92 on a 0–100 scale) but sharply fluctuating commitment to multilateralism and self-accountability. From 2006–2008, speeches were heavily apocalyptic and theologically framed, with minimal multilateralism (8–38) and virtually no self-directed commitments (5–22). The 2014–2018 period saw a modest shift toward measured engagement, particularly around nuclear negotiations and the JCPOA, with multilateralism rising to 42–62 and self-accountability reaching 45. However, from 2020 onward, Iran's rhetoric reverted to defiant grievance-mongering: multilateralism collapsed back to 14–42, self-accountability plummeted to 19–38, and speeches prioritized accusations over concrete forward-looking proposals, even as emotional intensity remained consistently high (82–91).
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Low | Very High | Low | Very Low |
| 2007 | Low | Very High | Low | Low |
| 2008 | Very Low | Very High | Very Low | Very Low |
| 2014 | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
| 2016 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
| 2017 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
| 2018 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2020 | Low | Very High | Medium | Medium |
| 2021 | Low | Very High | Medium | Low |
| 2022 | Low | Very High | Low | Low |
| 2023 | Very Low | Very High | Low | Very Low |
| 2024 | Low | Very High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | Medium | Very High | Low | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Iran shows selective, thematic commitment to international law: it has ratified 14 of 24 tracked treaties but declined or failed to ratify critical instruments on arms control and human rights. Notably, Iran has ratified 8 of 9 environment treaties (including climate and hazardous-waste conventions) and 4 of 7 human-rights treaties, but has taken no action on the Arms Trade Treaty, nuclear test ban verification, anti-personnel mines, nuclear weapons prohibition, and torture and discrimination conventions. Iran signed but has not ratified the Rome Statute, the Paris Agreement, and the Convention on the Law of the Sea—suggesting symbolic gesture without binding commitment. This pattern reflects institutional flexibility on development and welfare issues but principled resistance to external oversight of security practices and accountability mechanisms.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyNo action
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatySigned, not ratified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerNo action
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementSigned, not ratified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentNo action
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenNo action
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaSigned, not ratified
Voting record
Full voting record →Iran voted affirmatively on 4,844 of 5,694 General Assembly votes (85%), demonstrating baseline consensus alignment, but its handful of notable dissents cluster decisively around two categories: ballistic missile nonproliferation (opposing The Hague Code in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 when 99% of states voted yes) and gender-based violence prevention (voting no in 2022 against an overwhelmingly supported resolution). These dissents reflect Iran's longstanding rejection of arms-control frameworks that constrain its military doctrine and resistance to human-rights resolutions perceived as Western intrusion, reinforcing the pattern of selective institutionalism evident in its treaty record.
Notable dissents from consensus
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2020-12-07 · voted N · 99% voted yes
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2018-12-05 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: gender stereotypes and negative social norms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2022-12-15 · voted N · 99% voted yes
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016-12-05 · voted N · 99% voted yes
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2014-12-02 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.799 (High), ranked #75 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023