Iran has made a major turn eastward in its efforts for global security by pinning its hopes on the Shanghai Cooperative Organization.
Among other things it has formed: a collective security body to respond to external aggression, sabotage, and terrorism; a permanent coordination mechanism for documenting and countering subversive acts; a Center for Sanctions Resistance to shield member economies from unilateral Western measures; a Shanghai security forum for defense and intelligence coordination and enhanced cultural and media cooperation to counter cognitive and information warfare.
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