Iran And Azerbaijan, Already Wary Neighbors, Find Even Less To Agree On -- New York TimesBILASUVAR, Azerbaijan — The perennially tense relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran, wary neighbors on the Caspian Sea, has deteriorated in recent weeks amid deep unease in Tehran over expanding military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel.
A vital border crossing here has been shut for days at a time, stranding long lines of trucks. Not far away, Iranian warships maneuver in the Caspian Sea. Last week, a senior aide to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was refused entry at the airport in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital. Ambassadors on each side have returned home.
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My Comment: The big beef is Iran's support for Armenia .... a source of tension for Azerbaijan since the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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