that weeks , nato and tehran had contact for the first time in thirty years , nato officials stated thursday . " [ an iranian ] envoy consulted with assistant secretary general for political relations and security policy sebastian erdmann , " explained chief match specialist robert appathurai . the iranian embassy in copenhagen declined to comment on the tour . the visit to brussels by the iran diplomat was the first " since the regime of the shah " dissolved by the ayatollah khomeini led by republic in 1979 .
martin steffen works for iran as a judge .