Turkmenistan

Iran pushes for cultural, economic diplomacy with nations across central Asia - report

Iranian official Ali Asghar Tahmasebi reportedly emphasized the importance of developing Central Asia via "economic diplomacy."

Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East and Central Asia as seen on a vintage globe, November 14, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan

 Oil pump on background of flag of Iran.

Iran secures key gas transit route through Turkmenistan-Turkey deal - analysis

 Oil pump on background of flag of Iran.

Iran begins Turkmenistan-to-Turkey gas transit, boosting regional ties


New agreement will see Turkmenistan and Iran to supply gas to Iraq through Iranian pipeline

The new 77-mile pipeline, which will be constructed by Iranian companies, will allow Turkmenistan to ship an additional 10 million cubic meters of gas into Iraq through Iran.

An Iranian man passes by the oil equipment during the International Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2023.

Is Russia worried about the West’s moves in Central Asia? - analysis

It was assumed that the US leaving Afghanistan would mean that Central Asian countries would assume they have been abandoned to the Russia-China anaconda, but that may be changing.

 Then-Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Yurievich Galuzin speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the embassy in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2022.

Cementing ties with Iran’s neighbors - opinion

Despite the differences between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Israel has always understood the political importance of maintaining close relations with both.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen meets with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat, last month.

Iran shipped ammunition through Caspian Sea to Russia - report

Russia and Iran have deepened their ties amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

 Iranian ships are seen sailing in the Caspian Sea (Illustrative).

Israel opens first embassy in Turkmenistan, only 17 km. from Iran’s border

Cohen's Turkmen counterpart called the embassy’s opening “historic” and underlined the importance of political and diplomatic interactions with Israel.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurates Israel's new embassy in Turkmenistan, located only 17 km. from the Iranian border, on April 20, 2023