The discussion of the relationship between government and development has been one of the main topics in the literature on politics and governance as well as development economics. This study, while the role of development-oriented governments in developing countries (with emphasis on Iran) seeks to answer the question of what role has Iran's foreign policy as a development-oriented governments in different periods in relation to economic development? And what are the reasons for its failure? The hypothesis is that it seems that due to the role of the government in the development of countries, the Iranian government in the direction of development, due to structural weakness, security problems and lack of priority to economic development has not been able to play a practical role. Play in development. The study is of documentary and library type. Findings showed that at the level of development in the form of developmental governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran is weak in terms of interactive indicators both domestically and internationally, and in different governments in Iran, confrontational indicators in both areas play a major role. It has played a role in preventing economic development.