Since late September, relations between Iran and Azerbaijan have deteriorated markedly.

Little common ground has been found on the main issues separating the two ex-Soviet states – principally the restoration of blocked transit routes, now the focal point of attempts to move on from the hostilities.

Fattah took part in the battles for Jabrail, Aghdam and Fizuli during the first [pre-2020] phase of the Karabakh war. He barely endures parting with the land of his ancestors.

The homes in Yenokavan, 140 km north of Yerevan, are modest, generally two-story dwellings of Tufa rock – a dense material formed by ancient volcanoes with a characteristic pinkish hue. Many families have their own cow sheds.

The report examines attacks on civilians in various Azerbaijani cities including the second largest city of Ganja.

Today, no more than 5,000 people live in the town. Lack of work is the main problem. The coal mines are abandoned. The local population hopes to preserve the town and villages. Not by the reanimation of industry, but with tourism.

The implementation of this article would create unique connectivity not only between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also with Russia, Turkey, and Iran and potentially even the greater neighbourhood.

Pro-Kremlin websites pump out anti-Turkish conspiracy theories, some fixated on trashing the Turkish Intelligence Service MIT, Moscow is obviously seething with Ankara in helping its ally in Azerbaijan.