Iranian-Uzbek relations in the geopolitical context of Central Asia

 UNIZIN Paper nº 17 (2014)

Over the past two decades, Iranian-Uzbek relations have come to the attention of the international community as a key factor determining trends in the development of modern Central Asia. In fact, with expectations of a possible change in Iran-U.S. relations, the dynamics of relations between Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran may play an indirect role in this process. It is also obvious that the state of relations between Uzbekistan and Iran is largely dependent on the barriers and obstacles imposed by the current geopolitical environment in the Central Asian region.