Relationship dossier
Iran
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation has grown alongside high-level engagement, though the partnership's scope remains unclear.
Iran toward Uzbekistan
+25Iran has pursued bilateral trade and transport cooperation with Uzbekistan, including through agreements signed during high-level engagement. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi also met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2022, and the countries continued cooperation through a series of agreements during Mirziyoyev's 2023 visit to Tehran.
Uzbekistan toward Iran
+25Uzbekistan has pursued expanded trade and transport cooperation with Iran through bilateral agreements and high-level engagement. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Tehran in 2023, where the two governments signed agreements covering areas including trade.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a practical cooperative basis in trade, transport, and recurring senior-level engagement. Recent agreements and visits indicate a warming partnership, but the depth and implementation of cooperation remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Iran and Uzbekistan have developed practical cooperation in trade, transport, and other areas, including through high-level visits and bilateral agreements. Relations have warmed in recent years, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as especially close.
Key developments
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, alongside bilateral cooperation discussions.
During Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to Tehran, Iran and Uzbekistan signed a set of bilateral cooperation agreements, including in trade.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical effects of recent trade and transport agreements are unclear.
- The scope of ongoing security and economic cooperation is uncertain.