With the #USA embroiled in Europe bec. of the war in Ukraine it has ignored #Iran whose current agenda is: building an economic bloc in Eurasia.
The effort is an impressive one, and very ambitious.
2/7
This has nothing to do with the usual #Iran fodder about drones or missiles and everything to do with trade.
The big picture that emerges is #Iran is laying the groundwork for a post-oil export driven economy.
A genuine surprise is the sudden friendship with #Tajikistan
3/7
For decades insular #Tajikistan ruled by Pres. Rahmon kept #Iran at arms length. Not anymore.
In fact, Pres. Rahmon flew to Tehran this week and 17 agreements were signed.
Who ever thought hardline Pres. Raisi was so open minded?
Iranian media:
4/7
Keep in mind #Iran is playing nice with the Taliban as well. So they now have a couple of friends in C. Asia who can establish a land route with China.
But even tiny #Armenia is an object of Iran's affections now:
The war in #Ukraine is proving very advantageous for #Iran because a.) An isolated Russia needs a friend b.) The Russian market is now open for Iranian business.
Since Feb. 24 the bilateral stuff between Moscow-Tehran has grown tremendously:
The big picture with regard to Moscow-Tehran cooperation is integration with the "Eurasian Union" and then giving the Russians logistical access to Iranian ports in the Arabian Sea...does this mean Chabahar? The one #India paid for?
The pay off for having the manufacturing small, medium, and large caliber munitions is one of the most rewarding for countries obsessed with their national security.
If you can build small rockets, you can build large ones,and then develop an independent spacw program!!!