itage ▁and ▁ex changes ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁for ▁its ▁public ▁diplom acy ▁campaign . ▁According ▁to ▁B . B ah rie v ▁and ▁H . J abb ari ▁Nas ir , ▁culture ▁forms ▁a ▁considerable ▁part ▁of ▁Iran ' s ▁soft ▁power ▁and ▁Te h ran ▁act ively ▁util izes ▁public ▁diplom acy ▁instruments ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁its ▁enh ancement ▁but ▁also ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁fighting ▁modern ▁terror ists ' ▁narr atives . ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization ▁▁ ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization , ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Gu id ance , ▁is ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran ' s ▁primary ▁organization ▁for ▁implementing ▁and ▁leading ▁cultural ▁out re ach ▁outside ▁of ▁Iran . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁IC RO ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁" c ult ural ▁t ies ▁with ▁other ▁nations ▁and ▁communities ; ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁cultural ▁t ies ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁republic ▁of ▁Iran ▁with ▁other ▁nations ; ▁[ of fer ] ▁proper ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁culture ▁and ▁civil ization ; ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁grounds ▁for ▁unity ▁among ▁Muslim s ; ▁rev ival ▁and ▁promotion ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁culture ▁and ▁teach ings ▁in ▁the ▁world ; ▁and ▁information ▁dis sem ination ▁about ▁the ▁principles ▁and ▁real ities ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution ." ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization ▁is ▁Iran ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁public ▁diplom acy ▁organization . ▁ ▁Selected ▁Islam ic