Iran is emerging as a big power in West Asia and Eurasia with vast reach across the Global South.

Protracted sanctions have prompted Iran to seriously work on buying refineries abroad with the aim of marketing its crude oil.

Finally, Iran accedes to the Shanghai Cooperation Council SCO as full member.

Iran’s full SCO membership will be finalized by April 2023.

Presidents of Russia and China have called for re-shaping the international system at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Iranian President urges SCO to defy US unilateralism by adopting new strategies.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for regional countries to reshape the international order while speaking at the SCO summit in Uzbekistan, which has been touted as a challenge to Western global influence. 

Iran's President is in Uzbekistan to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit.

Putin says a Russian delegation of 80 large companies is set to visit Iran next week, as the Islamic Republic signed documents pertaining to its full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Iran hails signing a memorandum of commitments to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).