Central Asia

Two Iranian women to take part at Asian Kurash championships

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Two Iranian women will depart for Uzbekistan to attend the Asian Kurash championships
2022-02-26 16:00
Iranian women's futsal team thrashes Kyrgyzstan

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The national Iranian women's futsal team defeated the team of Kyrgyzstan at the CAFA Women's Futsal Tournament.
2022-01-24 15:57
Iran moves up one place in world futsal ranking

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Futsal World Ranking has released its latest rankings of the national futsal teams in the world, according to which the national men's futsal team of Iran has improved its position.
2022-01-23 22:00
Kyrgyzstan interested in enhancing ties with Iran: official

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Vice Chairman of the Security Council of Kyrgyz Republic Taalatbek Masadykov has expressed the willingness of his country to enhance relations with Iran on a Tehran visit.
2021-12-05 14:39
Iran a strategic friend to Russia in region: Slutsky

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky has described Iran as a strategic friend to Russia in the region.
2021-11-10 14:50
US diplomat:

US needs to work with Russia, China and Iran on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The new US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has said that his country needs to work with Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iran as well as Central Asian countries on Afghanistan.
2021-11-08 19:45
Sergei Ryabkov:

Russia does not accept US military presence in Central Asia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has talked of the unacceptability of a US military presence in Central Asia, Russian media have said.
2021-10-12 19:30
Iranian runner becomes champion in Central Asia tournament

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – An Iranian runner has become the champion of the Central Asian Youth Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2021-09-30 11:42
By: Abed Akbari

Promoting Tehran-Dushanbe relations through tourism diplomacy

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Tourism diplomacy can play a vital part in promoting Iran’s relations and position in Central Asia and the Caucasus, especially with Tajikistan.
2021-09-28 21:10
Iran sided with Azeri people, government: envoy

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyed Abbas Mousavi has told Azerbaijani media that Iran's foreign policy is based on a number of principles including opposition to occupation and separatism.
2021-09-26 21:30
Pres. Raeisi felicitates Turkmenistan on independence anniv.

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi sent a message to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan, congratulating the Central Asian's independence anniversary.
2021-09-26 19:00
Iran trounce Bangaldesh at AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran National Women's Football team thrashed Bangladesh 5-0 on Wednesday in Group G match of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.
2021-09-22 16:10
Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni Iranian genius of Islamic Golden Age

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, the Iranian scholar and the 10th-century Islamic mathematical genius has inspired scientists and mathematicians for several centuries, and his name continues to command respect even today.
2021-09-04 11:36
Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan hold drills near Afghan border

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan militaries held military drills which concluded on Tuesday just 20 km (12 miles) from the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border.
2021-08-10 22:31
Russia boosts arms supplies to Central Asia against threats

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – According to the Russian military chief of staff, Moscow has increased arms supplies to Central Asian countries to ward off potential terrorist threats.
2021-08-08 12:16
Russia, Uzbekistan,Tajikistan to hold drills on Afghan border

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Over 1,500 troops from three countries will take part in joint drills on the Afghan border, Russian media have said.
2021-07-27 23:59
Talking to Yemeni Al-Masirah TV:

MNA editor says Raeisi adm. to focus on ties with neighbors

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Editor-in-Cheif of Mehr English Department Payman Yazdani has told Al-Yemen's Masirah TV that incoming Iran president Raeisi will focus his foreign policy on relations with neighbors with economic diplomacy on his agenda.
2021-07-27 22:30
Iranian referees to officiate at CAFA U23 soccer competitions

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) has announced that two female Iranian referees will officiate matches during U-23 football competitions in Tajikistan.
2021-07-20 20:30
Russia, Central Asian states emphasize intra-Afghan talks

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Foreign ministers of Russian Federation and five Central Asian countries in a joint statement emphasized the significance of inter-Afghan talks in line with achieving the lasting peace in Afghanistan.
2021-07-17 10:17
Iran imports electricity from three central Asian countries

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Turkmenistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Armenia are the three countries that Iran imports electricity from, according to the spokesman for the Iranian electricity industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi.
2021-07-11 19:00
By: Payman Yazdani

Why does Washington seek to increase military presence in CA?

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The United States is going to increase its military presence in Central Asian countries in the east of the Caspian Sea in an attempt to contain China and Russia.
2021-05-24 18:08
Report:

US plans to build military facilities in West, Central Asia

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Some Russian media outlets have claimed that the Pentagon will allocate funds for the construction of US military facilities in West and Central Asia, including Turkmenistan.
2021-05-24 15:19
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2021-05-01 11:30
"Our neighbors are our priority": FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on a Central Asian tour, has once again said that the neighboring countries for Iran have always been a priority.
2021-04-08 09:25
Zarif, Uzbek FM confer on Afghan peace, US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iranian and Uzbek foreign ministers met and held talks on the bilateral ties, cooperation between the two countries on the Afghan peace process, and US sanctions against Iran.
2021-04-05 09:38
Above 10k wagons of goods exported from Sarakhs to C Asia

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Following the reopening of the Sarakhs border since July, about 10,150 wagons of goods have been exported from the border to Turkmenistan and Central Asian countries.
2020-12-09 19:03
Iran, Russia stress coop. to counter US in Central Asia

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali met and held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko on the latest developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
2020-09-16 12:02
Afghanistan, Iran’s new goods transit route to Central Asia: official

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Commercial Envoy of the Iranian Embassy to Afghanistan Mohammad Mehdi Javanmard Ghasab said that Afghanistan can be Iran’s new transit route for exporting products to the Central Asian states.
2020-05-03 06:00
India proposes to enhance trade with central Asia via Chabahar route

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Pointing to the lack of efficient overland connectivity between India and the Central Asian countries, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the two regions should examine the viability of establishing air corridors between them to boost trade and economic engagement.
2020-02-07 10:22
Iran has a special place in transportation of region: Azeri official

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Akif Mustafayev, National Secretary of Azerbaijan in the IGC TRACECA, has hailed Iran’s special position in the field of transportation in the region.
2019-12-07 22:33