Presentation of Valdai Paper ‘Turkey and Iran: The Limits of Regional Influence’

On 14 September, the Moscow venue of the Valdai Club hosted the presentation of a new Valdai Paper titled “Turkey and Iran: The Limits of Regional Influence”. How exactly has the balance of power in the region changed, and what place do Turkey and Iran occupy within it? Can Tehran make up for the losses it has sustained since 2023? Will Ankara be able to capitalise on the weakening of Iran’s regional positions? What are the main points of convergence and the lines of division in Turkish–Iranian regional interaction? What will the new status quo of Turkish–Iranian relations look like? Speakers: Nubara Kulieva, Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), HSE University Pavel Shlykov, Head of the Oriental Studies Programme, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University. Alexander Maryasov, Russian diplomat; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Thailand and Permanent Representative to ESCAP (2010–2014); Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Iran (2001–2005) Taha Özhan, Research Director, Ankara Institute (Turkey) Moderator: Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club