CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN’S POLITICAL ELITES

Elite thinkers have a vast ability of thoughts and organizing. In the process the political elites are involved in process of developing country. In this paper, we used library research methodology to find out how political elite of the Islamic Republic of Iran play a role in advancing goals and interests of the country, and the answer is: Political elites in different periods of the history used their unique methods and tactics to create a channel to introduce real image and value of one nation and they also try to get actual images of other nations and understanding their values, they also connect Iranian culture with other cultures and with this they show the face of their own nation. In this case, some of the elites and authorities have managed to show the pleasant image of Iranian culture to others, they also focus on Seyed Mohammad Khatami era because that time was the peak of cultural diplomacy, the dialogue of civilizations, conflict resolution and confidence building with the world

cultural diplomacy, elite, soft power, the Islamic Republic of Iran