The Iranian press has attacked Turkish president Erdogan December 12 for reciting a poem in a ceremony in Baku that many Iranians saw as expressing designs on Iranian territory.
Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif has reacted strongly to remarks by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Baku that many interpret as an irredentist provocation.
The Iranian government has welcomed the Russian-brokered Nagorno-Karabakh deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, but has voiced concerns about ensuring its interests.
Foreign policy adviser of Iran's Supreme Leader referring to the Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting said Tehran will not tolerate Takfiri fighters near it s borders.
While Iran has warned Armenia and Azerbaijan not to violate its territory during their military calshes, the US has called on the two countries to stop hostilities.