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Iran tries to mediate cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia

The fighting on Iran’s northwestern border has begun to alarm officials who are attempting to mediate a cease-fire between the two sides.

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Smoke rises after shelling in Stepanakert on Oct. 9, 2020, during ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. — ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

As the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues on Iran’s northwestern border, Iranian military officials have warned about the escalation as government officials travel to the neighboring countries in order to broker peace.

Alireza Sabahifard, commander of the Iranian army’s Air Defense Force, said, “We will not give permission to any country to violate Iran’s skies. Sabahifard had traveled to Iran’s northwestern border to speak to reporters. He said Iran’s air defense bases are monitoring Iran’s skies around the clock, adding that Iran had moved its most advanced air defense systems to their border when fighting between the two countries broke out in late September.

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