Xi, Putin, and Pezeshkian Gather at SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan Amid Multiple Crises and US Sanctions

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit convened on Sunday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, while awaiting the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This comes as several member states face major crises, most notably the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, alongside strict US sanctions on Iran and tariffs targeting China and India.