Iran-Armenia Relations

An Armenian soldier has been killed in a shoot-out at the border with the Azerbaijan Republic. Authorities in Yerevan say Azeri troops opened fire at the Armenian positions on Monday evening, killing one soldier.

The leaders of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan will meet in Brussels in mid-December to discuss border tensions, the European Union announced on Friday.

Armenia is building a new transit route for Iranian cargo and passenger vehicles after the Azerbaijan Republic imposed restrictions on the previous road.

Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan have reached a ceasefire agreement, mediated by Russia, ending hostilities that erupted along their borders, according to the defense ministry in Yerevan. Armenia earlier reported deaths and the loss of military positions along borders.

The situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where a shootout was earlier reported, is relatively calm, Yerevan has announced.

Armenian Prime Minister Niko Pashinyan has said Iranian trucks can use the Tatev-Aghvani alternative road to travel to the Republic of Azerbaijan without paying customs duties from now on. Pashinyan was speaking at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Thursday.

Armenia’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned what it calls blatant violation by the Azerbaijan Republic’s military of a ceasefire agreement signed between Yerevan and Baku last year.

Armenia’s prime minister denies media reports that the country has withdrawn forces from Syunik a province bordering Iran. Nikol Pashinian was responding to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s claim about the so-called Zangezur corridor before parliament.

Iran’s deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development ‌Khairullah Khademi says he held successful talks with Armenian officials, including Armenia’s Minister of Infrastructure and his deputies, to solve the problem of transit vehicles in the Goris area in Armenia.

Armenia's National Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan has discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional developments with Iran's Ambassador to Yerevan Abbas Badakhshan Zohuri.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has described the presence of Zionists in the Caucasus as Iran's serious concern, warning that the Islamic Republic will not tolerate this crisis.

While stating that Iran has good relations with Baku and Yerevan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, "The visit of the Armenian foreign minister to Tehran was pre-arranged and it’s been made in order to expand political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries".

Iran's Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi has announced that the Republic of Azerbaijan will be removed from Iran's transit route to Europe.

Fars News Agency: Tension is high along Iran’s northwestern borders and many videos have emerged showing the deployment of Iranian armed forces to the areas on the Armenian and Azerbaijani Republic’s border.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan have held talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed concern over the continuation of border clashes between the border guards of the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia.

Iran has voiced concern over the ongoing sporadic border clashes between border guards of the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia.

Dozens of Iranian and Armenian high-tech companies attended a business meeting in Yerevan on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to discuss expansion of their mutual cooperation.

The second business meeting of Iranian and Armenian high-tech companies started in Yerevan on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman congratulated the people of the Republic of Armenia, and those elected in the country’s snap parliamentary vote, on holding the elections successfully.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Armenia’s caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the country’s capital Yerevan, where they discussed bilateral ties and the regional situation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sat down with President of the Azerbaijan Republic lham Aliyev.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says Tehran is closely following the issues that have arisen along Armenia's border with Azerbaijan Republic.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand sat down with Armenian officials and his counterparts during his trip to Armenia.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan had a phone conversation on Saturday.