Iran, which has common borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, fears an extension of the Karabakh conflict on its territory.
Twenty mortars have already fallen on Iranian villages in the northwest of the Islamic Republic, near the combat zones in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"Our patience has limits"
, rebelled shortly after, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, diplomatic adviser to the number one of the regime, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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This war on its north-western flank places Iran in a difficult position.
“It's a conflict that bothers us,”
recognizes an Iranian official in Tehran.
We have an Azeri minority which supports Azerbaijan, but also Armenians defending the opposing camp. ”
Until now, the Islamic Republic has enjoyed good relations, both with Armenia and with Azerbaijan.
Hence the Iranian calls to
"start a comprehensive political dialogue"
to end the conflict.
In addition to threats of attacks on its
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