Iran-Azerbaijan Relations

Azerbaijan president: No country allowed to use Azeri territory against Iran

Ilham Aliyef, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, said no country will be allowed to use the Azeri territory against the Islamic Republic.

Iran FM says Tehran-Baku able to solve existing problems

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran and Baku are able to resolve the remaining problems in bilateral ties and return the relations back on the right track.

Tehran: Azeri nationals do not need visa to visit Iran  

The Iranian Embassy in the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued a statement on the rules for Azeri nationals who want to travel to Iran.

Azerbaijan to stop issuing visas to Iranians at airport from June 23

The Republic of Azerbaijan plans to stop issuing visas to Iranian citizens on their arrival at its airport from June 23.

President Raisi: Conspiracies against Azari people doomed to fail

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Azari people’s connection to Islam is so strong that it cannot be broken by conspiracies.

Iran, Azerbaijan FMs talk on phone, call for keeping up interactions

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic stress that ties between the two countries should return to the natural path that would benefit both neighboring countries.

Kanaani: Azerbaijan warning against Iran visit, same policy as Israel

The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry says a recent warning by the Azerbaijan Republic against the Azeri nationals’ travel to Iran is the same policy adopted by the Israeli leaders against Tehran.

Baku’s Heydar Aliyev Airport rejects reports on suspension of flights to Tehran

The Heydar Aliyev Airport in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku has rejected reports that said all flights to Tehran were suspended without prior notice.

‘Azerbaijan expels Iran’s cultural attaché, closes down mission’

The Azerbaijani government reportedly expels Iran’s cultural attaché to Baku and closes down its mission in the country, amid ongoing tensions between the two neighbors.

Iran rejects Azerbaijan claims over “Tehran involvement in coup plot”

The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry has rejected a "chain of allegations" leveled by security services and the prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Azerbaijan against Iran including Tehran's involvement in "a coup plot" in Azerbaijan.

Iran expels 4 Azeri diplomats in retaliatory move

Iran has expelled 4 Azerbaijani diplomats after declaring them as persona non grata. The Azeri diplomats were stationed in the Azeri embassy in Tehran and its consulate general in Tabriz.

Azerbaijan says seeks developing “good-neighborly relations” with Iran

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ayhan Hajizadeh has stated that Baku is interested in developing “good-neighborly relations” with Tehran, and regards the continuation of talks with the Islamic Republic as important.

Ex-Iran ambassador to Baku: Israel and West trying to turn Azerbaijan into another Ukraine for Iran

Former Iranian ambassador to Baku says the Zionist regime and the West are plotting to turn the Republic of Azerbaijan into another Ukraine for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Azerbaijan gives 4 Iranian Embassy staffers 48 hours to leave the country

The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Azerbaijan has given 4 Iranian Embassy staffers 48 hours to leave the country after describing them as persona non grata.

Ex envoy in Baku: Iran can sue Azerbaijan for ‘human trafficking’ in embassy attack case

A former Iranian ambassador in Baku has waded in the tensions over the attack on the Azerbaijan Republic’s embassy in Tehran in January.

Iran’s ex-ambassador to Baku: Israel fueling tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia 

Iran’s former ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan says Israel is covertly and indirectly encouraging Baku to play a negative role in the region.

Iranian MP warns Azerbaijan over ties with Zionist regime

The deputy of the Iranian parliament speaker has warned the Republic of Azerbaijan against ties with the Zionist regime at the expense of relations with neighbors.

Iran calls on Azerbaijan to avoid politicizing attack on Azeri mission

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman has called on the Azerbaijan Republic to avoid prejudgment as well as politicization of the recent attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran.

Iranian Judiciary: Probe into Azeri embassy attack underway 

A spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says officials are still investigating the recent attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran.

“Azerbaijan not responding to proposal to probe embassy attack”

Nour News, an Iranian media outlet affiliated with the country's Supreme National Security Council, says the Republic of Azerbaijan has not responded to a proposal from the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in a probe into the recent attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran.

Iranian parliament speaker to Azerbaijan: Don’t make a decision out of emotion

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohamamd Bagher Qalibaf has urged the Republic of Azerbaijan to avoid making a decision out of emotion following the recent deadly attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran.

Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran suspends operation after deadly shooting

Azerbaijan Republic has suspended the operation of its embassy in Tehran and evacuated its staff after a recent deadly attack on the diplomatic mission in the Iranian capital, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov has confirmed.

Azerbaijan says to evacuate Tehran embassy after fatal shooting

Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran within hours, the foreign ministry announced. It comes two days after a gunman shot dead an embassy staff and wounded two others in an attack Baku initially called an "act of terrorism." Tehran says the raid was not a terrorist attack as the personal motives of the attacker were involved in it.

Iranian and Azerbaijani presidents spok on the phone after embassy attack 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev have held a telephone conversation a day after a deadly armed attack on Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Tehran.

EU urges probe into attack on Azeri embassy in Iran

The European Union has called for a full investigation into a raid on Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran on Friday, which left one staff dead and two others injured.

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