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Iran careful about stepping in between Armenia and Azerbaijan

  Since the trouble started brewing between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a lot of countries have tried meddling in between the two countries to solve the issue but as soon as the tensions escalated, it was only a few countries that tried diffusing the fire. Turkey, France, Russia and Germany have indirectly tried to meddle in the situation. But among these countries, Iran seemed to be missing. Iran is one the neighbors of these countries, and holds the power to mediate between the two countries at war. But it has been missing from the scene for the longest time. Only this week, the country offered to mediate. Still, there is a problem. To mediate or promote neutral peace dialogues, a country that is involved in the matter is required and Iran, by no means, is that third party. Iran is also scared about being unintentionally involved in the tussle as one of the ministers of the country warned the two nations that should the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed te...

Syrian President accuses Erdogan of instigating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of instigating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the Caucasus. Interviewed by the Russia's RIA news agency, Bashar al-Assad said that Erdogan and his Defense Minister Hulusi Akar are deploying Syrian militants in Azerbaijan, confirming the accusations recently moved to Ankara by French president Emmanuel Macron. "We are always with our brother Azerbaijan since he is always on the side of Turkey ... we will continue to be with Baku on the battlefield and at the negotiating table," Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu assured yesterday. Faced with these sentences it is difficult to imagine how Ankara can make a diplomatic contribution to the solution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the contrary, on the battlefield, his "contribution" is evident. And not just for the huge arms supplies to the Azeris. According to the Middle East Eye (MEE), hundreds of Sy...