Israel’s attention to Tajikistan has increased

Following the opening of a factory for the production of Iranian drones in Dushanbe, the attention of the Israeli press towards Tajikistan has increased.

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According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, on August 18, “regular political consultations took place between the Republic of Tajikistan and the State of Israel.”

It is reported that the delegations were led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Muzaffar Khusainzoda and Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Simona Halperin.

During the consultations, the “current state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations in the political, economic, scientific, cultural, energy, agricultural, and tourism sectors, as well as cooperation between the two countries within international organizations” were discussed.

Additionally, in April of last year, the defense ministers of Iran and Tajikistan reached an agreement on bilateral military cooperation during a meeting in Tehran after seven years of strained relations between the two countries.

As a result, in May of this year, to strengthen and develop joint defense and military cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, a factory was opened in Dushanbe for the production of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles “Ababil-2” in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Lieutenant General Mohammad Bagheri, Tajikistan’s Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo, and a group of Tajik military leaders.

Israel is one of Iran’s staunch rivals in the region. For the past 40 years, the countries have been in constant competition with each other, and a cold and information war continues between them.

Iran has also repeatedly threatened to destroy the state of Israel, while Israel has made similar statements; however, over the past forty years, they have never directly engaged in military conflict.

Following the opening of the factory for the production of Iranian drones in Dushanbe, the attention of the Israeli press towards Tajikistan has increased. It was claimed that Iranian drones produced in Tajikistan could be used by Russia in the war in Ukraine.