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Iran-Azerbaijan ties still off track despite diplomatic gestures

Azerbaijan's energy minister visited Tehran for preparations to reopen his country's embassy, but such hot-button issues as the Nakhchivan corridor and Azerbaijan's affinity with Israel appeared as stumbling blocks on the path to effective normalization.

Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov meets with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Mehrabian in Tehran on March 15, 2024.
Azerbaijan's minister of energy, Parviz Shahbazov, meets with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, in Tehran on March 15, 2024. — X/Parviz Shahbazov

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