STT has the strategic vision of becoming a pioneer national and world-class think tank that plays an essential role in national development and human life improvement around the world. Its mission consists of cooperation in national development through studies, research, consulting, and executive activities in various fields of cultural, social, economic, technological, industrial, and defense affairs in parallel with producing new thoughts and ideas for organizations, managers, policymakers, decision-makers, and all enthusiastic Iranians. Embodying the values of innovation and creativity, professionalism, high performance, global thinking, high quality, responsibility to national development and progress, reliability, and viability, STT work encompasses the proposal, planning for various organizations and corporations; consultation and intellectual collaboration with organizations and institutes; strategic planning and policy-making; cultural and social study and research; seminar and conference planning; technology management and planning; problem solving; and future studies.

IPIS was established to provide analytic views and to help shape the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy by encouraging studies, research and analyses on contemporary international development. The institute uses the latest research methods concerning international and foreign issues and maintains relations with similar research institutions in different countries.