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

Associated Press

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.