Iran Wants To Expand Its Influence In Central Asia And Use Tajikistan To Help It Do So – OpEd
Over the last two years, Tehran has sought to increase its influence in Central Asia, convinced that changes in the region and more..
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. It is one of the six independent Turkic states. With a population of 6.5 million, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent.
Over the last two years, Tehran has sought to increase its influence in Central Asia, convinced that changes in the region and more..
In October 2009 the Cooperation Council of the Turkic Speaking States was founded in the Nakichevan province of Azerbaijan, three..