A book titled “Understanding Iran: A History of Philippines-Iran Relations” authored by retired career diplomat Mariano Dumia is off the press.
The book presents a brief history of Iran and traces the development of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Iran during the Pahlavi monarchy from 1964 to 1979 and from 1979 to 2016 during the Islamic governance of Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.