Alexander Brown, Charlotte Krausz and Rob Gioia
(Researchers at the American Policy Council)
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Note: On 28 November 2025, RIEAS posted an article on “Reimaging Turkish Power: Erdogan’s “Century of Turkiye” Vision and the African Dimension”
On 14 December 2025, RIEAS posted the article “Charting Iran’s Influence in Africa”.
Although Tehran’s activities in Africa tend to receive far less attention than its machinations in the Middle East, Europe, or Latin America, they form a critical pillar of the Islamic Republic’s global strategy… Africa is a significant for Iran, providing it with a testing ground for its influence operations, a pathway for sanctions evasion, and strategic depth for its foreign policy initiatives…. Read more