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Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran as the countries try to ease tensions

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Media reports say the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran has resumed its work after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions. Relations between Tehran and Baku soured after a gunman in January 2023 stormed Azerbaijan’s Embassy, killing its security chief and wounding two guards in what Azeri President Ilham Aliyev called a “terrorist attack.” Baku accused Tehran of supporting hard-line Islamists who tried to overthrow its government, a charge Tehran denied. Azerbaijan’s decision to open an embassy in Israel, Iran’s archenemy, also contributed to the deterioration in ties.

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