Caspian Logistics Digitization: Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have started real-time customs data exchanges for freight vehicles using the eTIR system, cutting paperwork and speeding border processing on Europe–Central Asia routes via Azerbaijan–Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan–Azerbaijan–Türkiye. UN Trade & Transport Push: Ashgabat is preparing for the 81st UN General Assembly with plans for an International centre for sustainable trade logistics and a UN-backed transregional transport corridor linking South/Central Asia to Europe via the Caspian. Bilateral Industry Blueprint: In talks with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan proposed an “Industrial-technological belt” with joint high-tech production and an East–West transport and logistics centre on the border, plus a new Supreme council. Investment Forum: The Turkmenistan Investment Forum is set for October in Ashgabat, with focus areas spanning fuel/energy, industry, transport, digital and green transformation, agribusiness, and public-private partnerships. Rail Upgrade: Turkmenistan approved modern railway station buildings in Akhal, Balkan, and Mary regions to improve rail operations and working conditions. Energy Politics Spillover: The US reportedly blocked Iraq’s plan to import Turkmen gas through Iran, tying it to broader US-Iran political negotiations.