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However, other parts of the world, most notably Africa and Latin America, are also part of this Iranian strategy to boost its economic and geopolitical clout by shifting its focus away from the West. President Ahmadinejad was a key promoter of this strategy, with Iran undertaking substantial engagement in Africa during his administration. Even Iranian car manufacturers found a market to export their products to in Africa. At that time, while the West was applying increased pressure on Iran, Africa was seen as an opportunity for Tehran to make political and economic gains.

General Assembly, the U. With the transition to President Raisi, who has promised to promote a foreign policy aimed at thwarting U. Significant progress was made in promoting Iranian influence on the continent, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

This led to a new policy, with Iranian authorities deciding to invest in clusters of knowledge-based companies known as Danesh Bonyan and initiatives to circumvent sanctions. These companies are usually private organizations that seek to commercialize research results, particularly in medicine, food supply chain optimization, agricultural mechanization, and crop yield maximization. As these small businesses belong to the private sector and their field of work is related to humanitarian products, they are less vulnerable to sanctions.

In the last two years, with the U. For instance, in January, the Iran House of Innovation and Technology iHit opened in Kenya, and Tehran also aims to establish an economic zone in the country by the end of this year. Tehran University of Medical Sciences has signed an agreement with the African Health Development Center, located in Ghana, to cooperate in the field of medical nanotechnology. Given the inclination of the Raisi administration to expand relations with non-Western actors, it is likely to support a greater Iranian presence in Africa.

While the sanctions have little impact on the companies involved, their expansion on the continent will likely be a priority for the new administration.

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