Iran 'concerned' by Israeli 'presence' in the Caucasus

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Tension has been high between Iran and Azerbaijan, which share a 700km (430 mile) border, since mid-September.
50% : Before the talks with Lavrov, Amirabdollahian said Iran was after a "big jump in relations" with Russia as the government of President Ebrahim Raisi sought to quickly expand ties across the region.
44% : Iran has "serious concerns" about Israel's presence in the Caucasus, as tensions mount between Iran and Azerbaijan over Baku's ties with Israel, a major arms supplier.
42% : The day before the drills were launched, Amirabdollahian told his Azerbaijani counterpart that Iran would not tolerate Israel's presence or activity "next to our borders" and vowed to take any necessary action.
42% : Before his meeting with Lavrov, Amirabdollahian said Iran expects Russia "to be sensitive about any potential changes in borders across the region, and be sensitive about the presence of terrorists and the movements of the Zionist regime that threatens regional peace and stability".
39% : Interfax news agency reported quoting Amirabdollahian Tehran had received "signals" that Washington - which abandoned the 2015 nuclear pact under the previous administration - was once again interested in implementing it.
38% : Iran's new Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Iran "certainly will not tolerate geopolitical change and map change in the Caucasus".
37% : Iran's new FM, in Moscow for talks, said Tehran 'will not tolerate geopolitical change and map change in the Caucasus'.

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