Iran-Azerbaijan relations are based on historical roots and are of strategic importance for the South Caucasus. In turn, Tehran, which has maintained diplomatic relations with Baku since Azerbaijan regained its independence in 1991, has successfully implemented this through a series of agreements signed with the country in the political, economic and cultural areas.

As a mention to history, in early December 1991, former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati paid a visit to Baku, where he had signed a number of agreements on political, economic, and cultural cooperation and pledged to support Azerbaijan's membership in the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Within a few days after the visit, Iran recognized Azerbaijan’s independence on January 4, 1992, and opened its consulate in Baku to establish full diplomatic relations.

However, diplomatic relations between these two Muslim countries have not always been steady and straight. These relations have been affected from time to time for several........

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