Iran

Azerbaijan’s swift victory in its September conflict with Armenia effectively brought a protracted conflict, dating back to 1988, to an end.  Azerbaijan seized control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh territory where reports say…

Continuous provocative attacks from the Armenian side on the positions of the Azerbaijani Army do not cease, in order to divert public attention from the dispatch of 40 tonnes of…

Iraj Heshmati, the deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment, and Charygeldi Babanyyazov, the Minister of Environment of Turkmenistan, held a meeting via video conferencing on Tuesday, August 15. They discussed…

The latest round of tensions between Baku and Tehran comes after the expulsion of diplomats from both neighboring countries Azerbaijan arrested at least nine of its own nationals for their…

Azerbaijan arrested at least nine of its nationals, suspected of being linked to Iranian secret services and of plotting a coup and assassinations, officials said on Tuesday. The latest round…

Iranian authorities have shut down more than 150 commercial establishments over a 24-hour period for failing to enforce hijab laws, police said yesterday. The closures came a day after police…

Iran issued a stern warning to people who are encouraging women to remove their hijabs  on Saturday. Deputy Attorney General Ali Jamadi warned that “the crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt with by…

Earlier this year, Russia launched for the first time fuel-by-rail exports to Iran after its main purchasers stopped importing Russian fuel due to western sanctions imposed on the Kremlin following…

The fourth meeting of the neighboring states on Afghanistan was hosted by Uzbekistan on April 13 in Samarkand. Those who attended were the foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan, and…

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran discussed the current state of bilateral relations in a phone call on Saturday, agreeing to hold a meeting if necessary. “The parties said that…