Iran looks to political gains from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan gas deal - analysis
Iran’s goal here is to position itself as a key gas supplier and deepen ties with Azerbaijan and Central Asia.
Workers stand near a gas pipe during the launching ceremony of construction work of the TAPI project on the Afghan section of a natural gas pipeline that will link Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India, near the town of Serhetabat, Turkmenistan February 23, 2018.(photo credit: MARAT GURT / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN