Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh After Shelling Main City
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces were engaged in fierce clashes Saturday as fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region intensified after its main city came under heavy shelling.
Spokesman Urges Yerevan, Baku Not to Violate Iran’s Soil
Saeed Khatibzadeh called on Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan to be careful not to violate Iran’s border amid the outbreak of a new round of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Iran, Russian FM Called for Immediate Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov reviewed latest developments in Nagorno-Karabakh in a phone call late on Friday, calling for immediate ceasefire in the region.
Zarif Calls for Ending Nagorno-Karabakh Violence
Mohammad Javad Zarif in a Twitter message said Tehran is closely monitoring the alarming violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, stressing "our region needs peace".
Russia Urges Ceasefire, Negotiations in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on all parties in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh to hold fire immediately.