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Iran-Taliban relations
![Is Iran Distancing Itself From the Taliban Government? Is Iran Distancing Itself From the Taliban Government?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-08-001005.jpg)
Is Iran Distancing Itself From the Taliban Government?
By Hamza Boltaev
Iran is arguably disappointed with the Taliban, but will Tehran take a step back from the relationship?
![Afghanistan-Iran Disquiet Over the Helmand River Afghanistan-Iran Disquiet Over the Helmand River](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-15-081759.jpg)
Afghanistan-Iran Disquiet Over the Helmand River
By Sudha Ramachandran
Afghanistan's damming of the Helmand River has drawn ire in neighboring Iran, the lower riparian country.
![Why Are the Taliban Wooing a Persecuted Afghanistan Minority Group? Why Are the Taliban Wooing a Persecuted Afghanistan Minority Group?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-28.jpg)
Why Are the Taliban Wooing a Persecuted Afghanistan Minority Group?
By Yatharth Kachiar
Reports that the Taliban have recruited a Hazara leader are part of broader efforts to change the militant group’s image.
![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.
![The Taliban’s Diplomatic Reemergence The Taliban’s Diplomatic Reemergence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-21_14-55-43.jpg)
The Taliban’s Diplomatic Reemergence
By Daud Khattak
Over the past few years, Moscow, Tehran and Beijing have warmed to the Taliban. What explains their change of heart?
![Taliban: From Pariah to Diplomatic Reception Taliban: From Pariah to Diplomatic Reception](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19181327713576.jpg)
Taliban: From Pariah to Diplomatic Reception
By Daud Khattak
From Moscow to Beijing, Tehran to Islamabad, Taliban delegations have found welcome in diplomatic halls.
![The Taliban’s Delusion Hampers Reconciliation The Taliban’s Delusion Hampers Reconciliation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5032689.jpg)
The Taliban’s Delusion Hampers Reconciliation
By Daud Khattak
Emboldened by foreign support, the Taliban continue to refuse talks with the Afghan government.
![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.
![Are Afghanistan-Iran Relations on the Mend? Are Afghanistan-Iran Relations on the Mend?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4258707.jpg)
Are Afghanistan-Iran Relations on the Mend?
By Samuel Ramani
Rouhani’s outreach to Ghani at the SCO summit this summer may herald an improvement in bilateral ties.
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