What Central Asia Really Fears About Iran

by June 2026

What worries Central Asians most about the Iranian crisis?

Not ideology. Not regime change. Not even the confrontation between Washington, Moscow and Tehran.

Their greatest concern is stability.

This is the central lesson of the assessment published by The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune and based on conversations conducted by Ambassador Tatiana C. Gfoeller with around 30 Central Asian observers, including academics, religious figures, NGO activists, government employees and dissidents.

Tatiana Gfoeller
Tatiana C. Gfoeller, a retired senior US diplomat, served as ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic and political adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, among other assignments.