Azerbaijan resumes embassy operations in Iran amid easing tensions
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Azerbaijan has reopened its embassy in Tehran, stating the reopening underscores the importance of its relations with Iran. The mission will begin with limited staff and expand later, according to the Foreign Ministry. Previously, Azerbaijan had withdrawn its personnel following a drone attack launched from Iranian territory toward Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
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CGTN , Updated 08:13, 13-Apr-2026Azerbaijan reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Azerbaijan has reopened its embassy in Tehran, stating the reopening underscores the importance of its relations with Iran. The mission will begin with limited staff and expand later, according to the Foreign Ministry. Previously, Azerbaijan had withdrawn its personnel following a drone attack launched from Iranian territory toward Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
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“Azerbaijan reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said.”
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Multiple web search results report that Azerbaijan reopened its embassy in Tehran. One source specifies the reopening occurred on Sunday, while another mentions it resumed work on Monday, indicating consistent reporting of the reopening event across different sources.
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— AzerbaijanreopeneditsembassyinTehranonSunday, the Foreign Ministry said.AzerbaijaniForeign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov cited safety concerns amid escalating tensions for the evacuation.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-12/news-1MhTfcEydHO/p.htm…
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-12/news-1MhTfcEydHO/p.htm…
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— TheembassyofAzerbaijaninTehranresumeditswork Monday after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions, Iran's semi-official media outlets reported.
https://www.voanews.com/a/azerbaijan-reopens-its-embassy-in-…
https://www.voanews.com/a/azerbaijan-reopens-its-embassy-in-…
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— The former building of theAzerbaijaniEmbassyinTehran(file photo).Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said on July 15 thatitsambassador andembassystaff have returned toTehran, a year and a half after a deadl…
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-iran-embassy-reopened-teh…
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-iran-embassy-reopened-teh…
“The mission will initially operate with a limited number of diplomatic and administrative staff, including the ambassador, with activities to be expanded in phases in line with security and organizational considerations.”
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Three independent web search results consistently state that the reopened embassy will initially operate with limited staff, including the ambassador, and that operations will expand gradually.
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— In theinitialphase, the diplomatic mission will function with alimitedstaff, including the ambassador and a small number of diplomatic and administrative personnel. The ministry noted that operations …
https://www.azernews.az/nation/256937.html
https://www.azernews.az/nation/256937.html
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— Embassytoinitiallyoperatewithlimiteddiplomatic, administrativestaff. Kanyshai Butun.Theembassysaid in a statement through US social media company X that itwillinitiallyoperatewithlimiteddiplomatic and…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/azerbaijans-embassy-in-tehr…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/azerbaijans-embassy-in-tehr…
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— At theinitialstage, theEmbassywilloperatewithalimitednumber of diplomatic and administrativestaff, including the Ambassador, The Caspian Post reports via the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
https://caspianpost.com/iran/azerbaijan-reopens-embassy-in-i…
https://caspianpost.com/iran/azerbaijan-reopens-embassy-in-i…
“Baku withdrew its diplomatic personnel from Tehran and from the country's consulate in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on March 6, a day after a drone attack launched from Iranian territory toward Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.”
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The claim specifies a withdrawal date (March 6) and a specific preceding event (drone attack from Iranian territory toward Nakhchivan) that are not corroborated by multiple independent sources. While the evidence contains information about drone attacks on Nakhchivan and the existence of the consulate in Tabriz, no single source confirms the specific sequence of withdrawal on March 6 following such an attack.
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— The Tabriz Uprising or Siege of the Constitutionalists in Tabriz — refers to the battles that took place in the city of Tabriz and the province of Azerbaijan between the constitutionalist forces and M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Tabriz_(1908–1909)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Tabriz_(1908–1909)
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— Tabriz (Persian: تبریز, romanized: tabriz, pronounced [tæbˈɾiːz] ) is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, in East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabriz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabriz
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov cited safety concerns amid escalating tensions for the evacuation.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Jeyhun Bayramov is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. While the evidence does not explicitly state that he cited safety concerns for the evacuation, the presence of his name and title in connection with the context of diplomatic tension and evacuation in the search results, combined with his established role, lends weight to the claim's core elements, and the Wikipedia entry verifies his identity and role.
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— On 5 March 2026, two one-way attack drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, during the 2026 Iran war. Azerbaijan blamed the attack on Iran, and vowed a response. Iranian officials promise…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_alleged_Iranian_strikes_o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_alleged_Iranian_strikes_o…
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— Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Əziz oğlu Bayramov; born 25 June 1973) is an Azerbaijani politician who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Bayramo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeyhun_Bayramov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeyhun_Bayramov
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— This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with lim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_foreign_minist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_foreign_minist…
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