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Iran-Taliban cooperation
![Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-29-035946.jpg)
Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban
By Anant Mishra and Christian Kaunert
Tehran is likely to work with Kabul to conduct cross-border operations against the ISKP, which claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Iran’s Kerman province.
![Why the Taliban Won’t Cut Ties with Iran Why the Taliban Won’t Cut Ties with Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-06-10.jpg)
Why the Taliban Won’t Cut Ties with Iran
By Kashif Hussain
Iran and the Taliban share interests and see common threats in the wider region, they won’t split so easily.
![Managed Instability: Iran, the Taliban, and Afghanistan Managed Instability: Iran, the Taliban, and Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rouhani-ghani.jpg)
Managed Instability: Iran, the Taliban, and Afghanistan
By Samuel Ramani
Iran’s support for the Taliban is an effective way of retaliating against the United States, but there’s more to it.
![Pay Attention to Russia's South Asia Strategy Pay Attention to Russia's South Asia Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-25_13-54-43.jpg)
Pay Attention to Russia's South Asia Strategy
By Uzair Younus
Russia is isolating and undermining the United States in the region.
![Saudi Arabia's New Taliban Strategy Saudi Arabia's New Taliban Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-deputy_crown_prince_mohammad_bin_salman_bin_abdulaziz_al-saud_participates_in_the_counter-isil_ministerial_plenary_session_-_flickr_-_u.s._department_of_state.jpg)
Saudi Arabia's New Taliban Strategy
By Samuel Ramani
By embracing a hardline anti-Taliban strategy, Saudi Arabia hopes to force the Taliban to abandon its military ambitions.
![The Myth of an Iran-Russia Alliance in Afghanistan The Myth of an Iran-Russia Alliance in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-25_13-54-43.jpg)
The Myth of an Iran-Russia Alliance in Afghanistan
By Samuel Ramani
For Iran and Russia, Afghanistan is more likely to be an area of geopolitical competition than a sphere of cooperation.
![Kabul Process Falters as Taliban Support Rises Kabul Process Falters as Taliban Support Rises](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-160712-d-sk590-361_28233988146.jpg)
Kabul Process Falters as Taliban Support Rises
By Bismellah Alizada
Complex geopolitical rivalries make it unlikely that the Kabul Process will bring peace to Afghanistan.
![Iran, Russia See Opportunity to Encircle the US in Afghanistan Iran, Russia See Opportunity to Encircle the US in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-20_17-10-08.jpg)
Iran, Russia See Opportunity to Encircle the US in Afghanistan
By Atta Nasib
Moscow and Tehran see an opportunity to fatal distract the United States in Afghanistan.
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