Turkey aims to become full-member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The participants of the 22nd SCO summit agreed that their political differences need to be resolved peacefully

Iran to sign agreement to become full-member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is the largest regional organization and accounts for 30% of the global GDP

Iran granted full membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The geopolitical triumph from Iran comes during President Raisi's first official trip abroad since taking power

Iran’s Raisi in Tajikistan for Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

Ebrahim Raisi is set to hold sideline meetings with his Russian and Pakistani counterparts

Iran set to become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

All political hurdles for Iran to join SCO have reportedly been lifted

Iran, Iraq FMs discuss boosting banking cooperation

The phone call between the two foreign ministers comes as Iraq has been pushing away the US dollar in order to strengthen its national currency

Belarus, Iran sign roadmap to increase economic cooperation

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to Tehran saw the signing of a comprehensive roadmap agreement to increase economic cooperation in the face of western sanction

Iran, China sign 20 cooperation agreements in Beijing

Over the last year, oil exports from Tehran to Beijing reached $12.6 billion

China welcomes naval alliance between Iran, Gulf states

Washington vehemently opposes the alliance, calling it 'illogical' and saying it ‘defies reason’

Iran to become ‘full-fledged’ SCO member in July

The Iranian foreign minister made the announcement from South Africa, where he took part in a ministerial meeting of the BRICS economic bloc

The Sultan 2.0 will heavily tilt east

It's not that Erdogan has a scheme to head east at the west's expense. It's just that the world's grandest infrastructure, development, and geopolitical projects are all in the east today.

Bold gambits on the West Asian chessboard

In the Great Power competition, everything is connected: Uncertain negotiations between Russia and NATO over Ukraine may be impacted by Turkiye’s post-election pivot and Syria's return to the Arab League.

Iran seizes new oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Lately, the Islamic Republic has faced an increased maritime threat, as US lawmakers have recently urged their government to seize more Iranian oil shipments

Iran, India discuss shifting trade to national currencies

Dozens of nations around the world have started to ditch the US dollar for bilateral trade in fear of becoming targets of unilateral sanctions

Iran calls for ‘maritime security belt’ at SCO meeting

The proposal aims to ensure the safety, security, and stability of global maritime trade among SCO member states, particularly in the face of aggressive western policies

De-dollarization kicks into high gear

The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.

EU smacks Syria, Iran with new sanctions

The sanctions come as West Asia is waging a successful fight to free itself from western economic clutches

Saudi-Iran rapprochement benefits West Asia: Hamas

Haniyeh was quoted as telling the Iranian diplomat that Israel is ‘not pleased’ with the deal between Tehran and Riyadh

Will Turkiye’s elections impact its place in a multipolar world?

An opposition victory in upcoming elections could 'westernize' Turkiye's foreign policy and disrupt Ankara's delicate balancing act in the new multipolar order.

US needs to understand ‘new realities’ in West Asia: Iran

The foreign ministry spokesman’s comments were made in response to the US relocating a submarine to the coast near Syria

White House ‘blindsided’ by Saudi rapprochement with Iran, Syria

Over recent months, the US has seen itself sidelined in West Asia as regional nations form new alliances with China and Russia

Iran and Saudi Arabia: a Chinese win-win

The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions.

Saudi Arabia makes its Eurasian shift

Saudi Arabia's recent reconciliations with Iran and Syria under Chinese-Russian guidance is perceived as a step toward reducing Riyadh's dependence on the US, while also advancing Beijing and Moscow's political and economic influence in West Asia.

Following in Iran’s footsteps, Saudi Arabia agrees to join SCO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an all-eastern cooperation bloc created 22 years ago by Russia, China and several Central Asian states

Israel’s uncertain future in the wake of Great Power conflict

As global power dynamics continue to shift, Israel's close western alignment could limit its ability to engage with emerging powers in the east. Arch-rival Iran, which has established ties with Russia and China, will be better positioned to gain from the shifting geopolitical landscape.

Sergey Glazyev: ‘The road to financial multipolarity will be long and rocky’

In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia's top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow's slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing.

Lavrov welcomes Saudi FM to Moscow

Simmering tensions between the White House and Saudi Arabia have led the kingdom to deepen cooperation with other partners, such as Russia and China

Western states isolated in support of Ukraine war, unipolar world order: Poll

Respondents in China, India, and Turkiye said they prefer a quick end to the war even if Ukraine has to concede territory

Raisi in Beijing: Iran-China strategic plans go full throttle

Raisi's visit to Beijing, the first for an Iranian president in 20 years, represents Tehran's wholesale 'Pivot to the East' and China's recognition of Iran's centrality to its BRI plans.

Washington’s Dollar-and-Stick ploy with Iraq

Iraqi officials are in Washington to discuss “economic reforms” but are in fact being pressured to shun Iranian energy imports in the hope of having US sanctions and dollar rations lifted.