Iranian President Criticizes Azerbaijan for Establishing Relations with Israel

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The president made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov who is on a visit to the Iranian capital for the Second round of the 3+3 Regional Platform Meeting dubbed Time for Peace, Cooperation, and Progress in the South Caucasus.
41% : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday received Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Tehran (Iranian Presidency)Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday criticized Azerbaijan for establishing relations with Israel, in an indirect hint at Baku's appointment of its first ever ambassador to Israel last March.
34% : Tensions between Tehran and Baku escalated for a month after Azerbaijan improved its diplomatic relations with Iran's arch-enemy Israel, and opened an embassy in Israel in late March, despite Iran's objections.
31% : In July, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen accused Iran of planning an attempted attack on his country's embassy in Azerbaijan, where security apparatuses have arrested an Afghan citizen for plotting the attack against the embassy.
28% : Iran had also accused Azerbaijan and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region of being behind attacks on its military and nuclear facilities.

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