Tajikistan

- India has exported its Akash surface-to-air missile system to Tajikistan, aiming to diversify away from Russian dominance in Central Asia. - Due to Russia's fuel crisis, Tajikistan is importing oil and petroleum products from Iran, which supplied 91.1% of Tajikistan’s petroleum needs before the crisis; Iranian oil shipments have begun despite US sanctions risks, raising questions about potential supply to other Central Asian countries. - CIS foreign ministers met in Turkmenistan to discuss regional security and economic cooperation within the Commonwealth of Independent States bloc. - Russian President Putin and Tajikistan's Emomali Rahmon reaffirmed their commitment to developing bilateral relations between Russia and Tajikistan.