Shanghai Cooperation Organization Declines Russian Bid To Enlist Iran
led Shanghai Cooperation Organization has refused to enlist Iran, despite a request from Russia. While begun in China, the Asian security bloc has served as a platform for both Moscow and Beijing to project influence in Central and South Asia. But unlike Russia, China is showing some reluctance to give it a strong anti-Western bias. Members [dark blue] and Acceding States [light blue] as of 2016 Iran has long sought to join the group, and Russia has argued that with Western sanctions against Tehran lifted, it should finally become a member. ...
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