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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran warns Russia against siding with Azerbaijan in border dispute

An Azeri soldier stands at a former Armenian  position in the village of Mukhtar
An Azeri soldier stands at a former Armenian position in the village of Mukhtar in October 2023. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

Iran’s new reformist government has warned Russia against siding with Azerbaijan in a border dispute as concerns in Tehran persist over its relations with Moscow.

The Iranian foreign minister, Sayeed Abbas Araghchi, took the unusual step of upbraiding Russia after Moscow sided with Azerbaijan over its calls for a land corridor along the Armenia-Iran border that Tehran fears could limit its access to Europe and the wider world.

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