“The main goal of the United States in the Middle East and Central Asia at the moment is to create problems for strong political and economic partnerships,” an article in Iranian media noted.
SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran’s media frequently has long interviews when it is trying to project its own beliefs through the interviewed expert. This interview should be seen in that light. The goal of the interview was to shed light on how the US was seeking partners in Central Asia, and what Russia, China and Iran might do about it.
The US is leaving Afghanistan so America’s adversaries sense this is the time to unite. “Russia has supported the construction of the Uzbek-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway (Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar), which is seen as a competitor and alternative to the North-South international transport corridor, in which Iran and Russia also participate,” the article notes.
Content retrieved from: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-hopes-russia-and-china-oppose-us-role-in-mideast-central-asia-670316.
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