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Iran Parl. speaker warns Azerbaijan not to decide emotionally

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned the Baku authorities not to decide emotionally regarding the embassy attack incident.

Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran suspends its work

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran has suspended its work, the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said on Sunday.

Deputy Parl. Speaker:

Enemies defeated in hybrid war against Iranians

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The deputy Iranian parliament speaker said on Sunday that during the past few months, the enemies have tried to turn the reality of the Iranians upside down in a hybrid war, but they have suffered a heavy defeat.

Azerbaijan reportedly to evacuate embassy in Iran on Sunday

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, media outlets quoted the Azeri foreign ministry as saying.

Raeisi:

Tehran, Baku not to let ties to be affected by ill-wishers

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said that the governments of Iran and Azerbaijan do not allow their relations to be influenced by the insinuations of the ill-wishers of the two nations.

Azeri FM statement:

Azeri embassy staff member doing well after op. in hospital

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – One of the two wounded in the Azerbaijani embassy's incident in Tehran has been operated on in the hospital and is in good condition now, a spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

Iran FM says;

Personal motives, not terrorism, behind Azeri embassy attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Friday night that the incident in Azerbaijan Embassy was not a terrorist attack as the personal incentives of the attacker were involved in committing the crime.

Raeisi orders thorough investigation into embassy's incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi has condemned the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, ordering judicial and police authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, a vice president said.

Iran FM spokesman:

Serious investigation into attack on Azeri embassy underway

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has offered condolences to Azerbaijan over the death of one person in an assault on the embassy in Tehran, stressing the Iranian authorities have launched a serious probe into the matter.

Updates:

One killed, two injured in attack on Azeri embassy (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Tehran police commander said a gunman who assaulted the Azerbaijani Embassy compound in Tehran on Friday morning was detained by the police immediately after the action.

Iran, Russia reach agreement on Rasht-Astara Railway

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iran and Russia reached an agreement for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway super project which is supposed to be built in 3 years.

Turkey holds military exercises near Armenian border

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Units of the armed forces of Turkey and eight other countries, including Azerbaijan, are conducting joint exercises in the Kars region, not far from the border with Armenia, the Turkish media reports.

Kremlin:

Peacekeeping mission to Karabakh possible by consent of sides

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The subject of sending UN peacekeepers to Karabakh has repeatedly been on the agenda but any mission is possible only if both conflicting sides, Baku and Yerevan, consent, Kremlin Spokesman says. 

Azerbaijani president urges Armenia to sign peace treaty

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The government of Armenia should take responsibility and sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the local media on Tuesday.

Pashinyan:

Armenia waiting for Baku’s response to peace proposals

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Armenia is waiting for a response from Azerbaijan regarding proposals on the peace agreement, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday.

Misunderstanding betw. Iran, Azerbaijan solved: parl. speaker

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Referring to his meeting with his Azeri counterpart, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf stated that the misunderstanding between Tehran and Baku was solved.

Ghalibaf to Azeri parl. speaker:

Iran not to accept any changes to international borders

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian parliament speaker said Monday that Tehran will not accept any changes to the geopolitical borders in the Caucasus region.

Parl. speakers of Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan meet in Antalya

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Speakers of the parliaments of Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan held a meeting on the sidelines of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) meeting underway in Antalya, Turkey.

Iran, Russia discuss completing Rasht-Astara railway

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Transport and Urban Development Minister for Transportation Affairs Shahriar Afandizadeh says that Tehran and Moscow have held negotiations on completing the Rasht-Astara railway project.

Zangezur Corridor to be opened, Azerbaijani president says

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Saying that the Zangezur Corridor will definitely be opened, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev claimed that this will happen whether Armenia wants it or not.

In phone call with Azeri counterpart:

Iran FM stresses formation of working group for Aras river

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – In a phone call with his Azeri counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Saturday discussed the most important developments in bilateral relations as well as the latest regional developments.

VIDEO: People in Yerevan rally

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Armenian People in the capital of their country Yerevan held a rally to denounce the alleged blocking of access to Lachin in Karabakh for the Armenians by the Azerbaijani troops, calling on their government to take action.

Jeyhun Bayramov:

Azerbaijan open for dialogue with Armenia on any platform

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Azerbaijan is results-oriented in its talks with Armenia and the platform these talks are held on is not a priority, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Tuesday.

Moscow rejects Pashinyan’s claims over Russian peacekeepers

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Russian peacekeepers are carrying out their mission to control the Lachin corridor, work is underway to resolve the escalation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.

Pashinyan says;

Armenia transmitted peace deal proposals to Azerbaijan

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Yerevan has conveyed its peace agreement proposals to Baku and is ready to sign it, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday.

Conflict between Azeri, Armenian forces goes on

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The border clashes between the forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia were reported to have continued.

Mine explosion in Azerbaijan leaves 1 soldier dead, 7 injured

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – An Azerbaijani soldier was killed and seven others were injured following a mine explosion in Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar region, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Putin, Aliyev discuss implementation of trilateral agreements

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, in a phone conversation on Monday, discussed the implementation of trilateral agreements between Baku, Yerevan, and Moscow.

We have arrested lots of Zionist regime's spies: Gen. Fadavi

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, IRGC deputy commander-in-chief, said Thursday that a lot of spies linked with the Israeli regime's intelligence services have been detained in Iran and face prosecution.