Iran protests spillover shelling from Armenia-Azerbaijan war
Shells and rockets from the conflict from Nagorno-Karabakh region have reportedly landed in northwestern Iran, which does not back either side.
Iran said shelling from the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict landing in Iranian territory is “unacceptable” today.
Iranian police said on Wednesday that shells and rockets have landed in its northwestern East Azerbaijan province. The country Azerbaijan and Armenia are currently fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region north of Iran. Iranian border guards have warned both countries over the inadvertent spillover and Azerbaijan has apologized, the state-run Press TV reported.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also condemned the shelling on Wednesday at a cabinet meeting.
“That a number of artillery shells and mortars hit Iranian soil is unacceptable to us,” he said, according to Press TV.
