# Tehran Turns to Central Asia for Trade as Conflict With U.S. Simmers

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- Published: 2026-10-22T17:00:00+00:00
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Iran is making a push to expand connectivity with Central Asian states, with high-level Iranian officials engaging their counterparts from four of the five regional states over the past week alone. On the sidelines of the October 19 Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Dushanbe, Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon talked trade with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. Without providing

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