Iran’s new ambassador to Afghanistan Hasson Kazemi Qomi started work officially on Saturday, replacing Bahador Aminian. Qomi was previously the president of Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan but was appointed to the position in mid-December 2022. However, he formally took over the reins of the embassy on Saturday. Qomi recently proposed the formation of a joint committee with the Afghan […]

Qatar has vowed to stand with Afghan women amid the “irrational” restrictions imposed on them by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday. In an interview with CNBC Middle East, Sheikh Mohammed said Qatar has been reaching out to the IEA government to understand the rationale behind the restrictive policies […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi had a telephone conversation with his Pakistani and Iranian counterparts, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday night. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, in this special telephone conversation with Muttaqi discussed the brutal attack which took place near the entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday that they have not recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), but have established relations in some instances in order to resolve problems. “We have not recognized the legitimacy of the current ruling group in Afghanistan, but in some particular cases in order to decrease the problems with which that country […]

Following the publication of reports about new appointments at the Afghan embassy in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry says there have been no staff changes at the Afghan embassy in that country. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said that the changes in the diplomatic organization will be made based on the situation and relations between the two […]

Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers reviewed the current situation in Afghanistan in a phone conversation and once again emphasized the need for an inclusive government to be formed in Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had a telephone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Amir-Abdollahian expressed his regret about […]

Abdul Latif Mansoor, minister of energy and water of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), left Kabul for Turkey on Friday. During his visit, Mansoor will discuss with Tajikistan’s officials about the extension of the contract for electricity imports from the country for 2023, the Ministry of Energy and Water said in a statement. The minister will also participate in […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia on 7 December 2022 has marked a turning point in Beijing’s foreign policy towards the Persian Gulf states. This three-day trip included three summits: One with President Xi and the Saudi Crown Prince on behalf of King Salman; a second between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states; and a third among China […]

Nooruddin Azizi, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) minister of commerce and industry met with representatives of the private sector of the Republic of Tatarstan and Iran in Kabul on Thursday where they discussed investment opportunities in the country. In a series of tweets, the ministry said that the deputy minister of mines and petroleum and representatives of the ministry […]

Nothing better illustrates the utter ineptitude of the Biden administration’s dealings with the Middle East than Saudi Arabia’s decision to forge a strategic alliance with China. Biden set the tone for his strained relationship with the Saudi royal family during the 2020 presidential election contest when he denounced the kingdom as a “pariah” state over its involvement in the murder […]