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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.
TOPSHOT - Smoke rises behind houses after shelling in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on October 7, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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.

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