Azerbaijan and Armenian-backed separatists in Karabakh have agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire, a day after Baku launched a military operation there.

Azerbaijan has launched a new military operation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Nasser Kana’ani has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to comply with the provisions of the ceasefire agreement and resolve the issues through dialogue following the recent escalation of tensions in the disputed the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

As tensions escalate again between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territories, Iran has made it emphatically clear that it will not allow any border changes in the Caucasus.

​​​​​​​Azerbaijan says it has launched "anti-terrorist operations" in Karabakh, almost three years after it went to war with Armenia over the disputed mountainous region.

Iranian Defense Minister ruled out the possibility of a new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Iran’s concerns over the escalation of tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia are legitimate because security in the Caucasus is tied to regional security, says a political analyst.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani says the ultimatum given to iraq to disarm Kurdish separatist groups will not be extended.

This edition of the Spotlight program is about the recent flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

These are “completely groundless” reports, said the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces for International Cooperation.