Mar 3, 2023 · Hence, the years leading up to the 2021 fall of Kabul saw increasing reports of Iran providing weapons to the Taliban, and their ties would only widen and accelerate afterward. Tehran’s first publicly announced diplomatic engagements with the new Taliban regime began in early October 2021; three months later, officials from the group were ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Iran doesn’t formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which seized power in 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war. But Tehran maintains political and economic ties with Kabul and has allowed the Taliban to manage Afghanistan’s embassy in Iran’s capital.

Aug 30, 2021 · Iran welcomes the departure of U.S. forces from its eastern neighbor but could have concerns about the potential reemergence of Sunni-Shia tensions with the Taliban back in power.

Aug 25, 2021 · Iran welcomed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan while it also scrambled to deal with the sudden influx of thousands of refugees along the 572-mile border. For months, Iran had been positioning itself for the transition by hosting a Taliban delegation in January and intra-Afghan peace talks in July. In August, Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, hailed the U.S. withdrawal as ...

Jan 29, 2024 · Iran has not formally recognized the Taliban regime and is calling for an “inclusive” Afghan government. Yet ISKP is a common adversary. Vahidi may explore opportunities for joint intelligence ...

Nov 10, 2023 · Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, who signed these agreements with the Iranian officials, entered Iran on Sunday, November 5, accompanied by a 30-member delegation from the group.

Iran, the Taliban are now a more organized, better equipped and far stronger group than they were in 2001. And Iran-backed politico-military groups that fought against the Taliban in the 1990s have, for ... noting that “reaching agreements on these issues is feasible in the atmosphere of new Afghanistan.” Kazimi Qomi added that by expanding ...

May 26, 2021 · Taliban’s Wahabi/Salafi extremist version of Islam is a threat to Iran’s ideology. The Taliban is anti-Shia and anti-Iran. The Taliban also negatively impact Iran’s security and national interests. Iran never recognized the Taliban regime during 1996–2001, and even aided the US and other countries to topple the Taliban regime in 2001.

Jan 26, 2025 · Iran doesn’t formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which seized power in 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war.

Jan 26, 2025 · Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul by Tehran’s foreign minister on Sunday, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the ...