The February 6 visit of Iran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh to Baku signalled a cautious reset in Azerbaijan–Iran relations. Triggered by recent contacts between Ilham Aliyev and Masoud Pezeshkian, the talks went beyond formal military cooperation. Coming shortly after high-level Israeli diplomacy, the visit underscored Azerbaijan’s multi-vector foreign policy and a shared effort to replace confrontation with pragmatic dialogue and regional stability. To explore the issue in greater depth, News.Az interviewed Georgian Iranologist Vasily Papava.
09 Feb 2026-10:22
