Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attended a summit in Uzbekistan as he seeks to strengthen ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and finalize its membership bid.
in Ukraine, saying it presents"another worrying sign" of how coordination between the two countries would present itself.
Iran on Thursday signed a memorandum of obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization , which is meeting this week in Uzbekistan. Russia, China and ex-Soviet states in Central Asia formed the SCO as a replacement for the Shanghai Five. The group expanded four years ago with the admission of India and Pakistan. Iran applied for membership, which the group approved last year. Tehran hopes to use the organization as aRebekah Koffler, the president of Doctrine & Strategy Consulting and a former DIA intelligence officer, told Fox News Digital that Russia’s cooperation with rogue nations poses"a serious risk" to U.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, meets Iran's counterpart Ebrahim Raisi ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Wednesday. "With Russia possessing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and extensive know-how that Moscow could potentially share, this emerging coalition — even though it’s not a NATO-style true alliance — could have destabilizing effects on the homeland and globally," Koffler said.
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