Iran calls on SCO to develop cooperation in area of arms control

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Apr 24, 2026 · 181 words

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Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, called upon Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members to enhance cooperation in arms control and counter-terrorism to foster peace across Eurasia. He emphasized that regional and multilateral cooperation in disarmament and arms control should be a key strategy for addressing shared threats. The article concludes by providing background information on the SCO's formation and membership expansion.

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What happened

Iran calls on the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to strengthen arms control and anti-terrorist cooperation in order to promote peace in Eurasia, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.

Why it matters

"We need to use the SCO’s crisis-settlement potential and organize special meetings to strengthen arms control mechanisms.

Common ground

We emphasize the importance of efforts toward creating am atmosphere of security and stability in the region and think that regional and multilateral cooperation in the area of disarmament and arms control should be used as a key strategy to counter shared…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Set up on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, the CSO initially included six countries, namely Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan?
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Glittering Generalities 60% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Set up on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, the CSO initially included six countries, namely Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.”

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The Wikipedia evidence provides multiple sources detailing the founding of the SCO, confirming it was established in 2001 in Shanghai and initially comprising the listed six countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is an intergovernmental organization created on 18 June 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to ensure coordination among different regional…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Cooperation_Dialogue

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an international alliance that consists of 10 member states and 2 observers from Eurasia. It was established on 26 April 1996 as the Shanghai Five. In ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_Shanghai_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states. It focuses on political, economic, security and counter-terr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisat…

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Claim 2: “"We need to use the SCO’s crisis-settlement potential and organize special meetings to strengthen arms control mechanisms. We emphasize the importance of efforts toward creating am atmosphere of security and stability in the region and think that regional and multilateral cooperation in the area of disarmament and arms control should be used as a key strategy to counter shared threats," he said during a round of consultations on international affairs and regional security at the level of SCO deputy foreign ministers in Moscow.”

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The web search results confirm that Kazem Jalali made statements regarding the importance of using the SCO's potential for crisis settlement and regional cooperation to strengthen arms control mechanisms and counter shared threats during consultations in Moscow.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Persian Empire (Iran) officially commenced in 1521, with the Rurikids and Safavids in power respectively. Past and present contact between Russia an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Russia_relations

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web search NEUTRAL — ️ Key takeaways from the statements by Iran's Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko during their meeting: ️Tehran thanked the Russian leadership for hu…
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/04/16/2245147.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Kazem Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Russia, referring to the opening of the 24th Meeting of the Council of Prime Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Moscow, noted that the members of …
https://parstoday.ir/en/news/daily_news-i240000-iran’s_parti…

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Claim 3: “India and Pakistan joined the organization in 2017, Iran - in 2023, and Belarus - in 2024.”

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While the web search results provide information about India and the SCO, they do not contain specific, corroborating evidence confirming the exact joining dates of India (2017), Iran (2023), and Belarus (2024) across multiple independent sources. The Wikipedia evidence provided focuses on summits in 2024 and 2025, but does not confirm the specific joining dates listed in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 SCO summit was the 24th annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 3 and 4 July 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Astana_SCO_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The SCO Islamabad Summit 2024 was the 23rd annual Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 October 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Islamabad_SCO_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The SCO Tianjin Summit 2025 was the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which was held from 31 August to 1 September 2025, in Tianjin, China. It was the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tianjin_SCO_summit

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Claim 4: “Iran calls on the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to strengthen arms control and anti-terrorist cooperation in order to promote peace in Eurasia, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.”

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Multiple web search results cite statements from Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, regarding the need to strengthen arms control and anti-terrorist cooperation within the SCO framework to promote peace in Eurasia. The evidence confirms the core message across different reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kazem Jalali (Persian: کاظم جلالی; born 25 July 1967) is an Iranian principlist politician and former member of the Majlis from Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr district. In June 2009, he was th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazem_Jalali

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranians

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Claim 5: “"Joint efforts to counter terrorism and illegal arms trafficking will serve as a guarantee of stability and security in the region," he stressed.”

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The TASS web search result directly quotes Jalali stressing that joint efforts against terrorism and illegal arms trafficking guarantee regional stability and security, corroborating the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chairperson of Iran Delegation for Relations with European Parliament, Kazem Jalali, said on Thursday that in case of achieving a just agreement in nuclear talks between Iran and Group 5+1, it would b…
https://rc.majlis.ir/en/news/show/928230

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web search NEUTRAL — "Joint efforts to counter terrorism and illegal arms trafficking will serve as a guarantee of stability and security in the region," he stressed. Set up on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, the CSO initially…
https://tass.com/world/2122225

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web search NEUTRAL — Kazem Jalali noted that cooperation between..
https://vk.com/wall-225169185_31707

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