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Iran to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Iran took a step toward joining in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at a summit in Uzbekistan this week.

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Journalists watch the live broadcast of the arrival of China's Xi Jinping to Samarkand on Sept. 15, 2022, in the summit's press center. — ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images

Iran is getting closer to joining China and Russia in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Reuters reported Thursday that at a summit in Uzbekistan this week, Iran signed a memorandum of obligations to join the group as a permanent member — an upgrade from its observer status. 

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