American journalist Andres Alvis wrote in an article that the Islamic Republic seeks to strengthen relations with the Taliban in the shadow of the war with the United States and Israel. According to him, Tehran still seeks to expand economic cooperation with the Taliban despite differences of opinion regarding the rights of the Shiites in Afghanistan, water rights and the situation of the Afghan refugees.

American journalist Andres Alvis wrote in an article that the Islamic Republic seeks to strengthen relations with the Taliban in the shadow of the war with the United States and Israel. According to him, Tehran still seeks to expand economic cooperation with the Taliban despite differences of opinion regarding the rights of the Shiites in Afghanistan, water rights and the situation of the Afghan refugees.