Sanctions are blatant violation of international law, Iran says at SCO meeting

TEHRAN - Es’haq Jahangiri, the first vice-president, said on Saturday that the U.S. bullying and “unjust” sanctions against Iranian people represent a textbook example of economic terrorism and a flagrant breach of international law and the United Nations charter.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas and Payman Yazadani

SCO long term investment for Iran, not solution to urgent issues: Bininachvili

TEHRAN - Dr. Albert Bininachvili, professor of political science at the Columbia University believes Iran's SCO membership is a long term investment for Tehran and doesn’t necessarily provides Iran with solutions to its most urgent issues.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Iran at SCO: Role, achievements, and goals

Nearly a month after the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Qingdao, China, to set the roadmap for the future.