The mirrored cities of Astara, on Iran's border with Azerbaijan, have been divided since 1828 when the Russian and Persian empires signed a peace treaty to end a two-year war. The Astara River ...

On May 17, Russia and Iran signed an agreement under the North-South project for the collaborative building of a 160-kilometer portion of the Rasht-Astara route between Azerbaijan and Iran, providing ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. For the first time since March 21, 2026, a commercial vessel from Azerbaijan has docked at Iran's Astara port in the northern province of Gilan, Trend reports. Ali Darmani, ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11. Azerbaijan Railways CJSC delegation, part of AZCON Holding, and Iranian officials inspected the ongoing construction works at the Astara Terminal during the visit to Iran.

Hundreds of people are continuing to evacuate from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan, after Baku announced it has opened its Astara border crossing to allow its citizens and foreign nationals to flee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Azerbaijani soldiers are waiting at the Astara border crossing between Iran and Azerbaijan for people who have fled the conflict ...

The plan is to sign the agreement on implementation of the project by March 2025, Kazem Jalali said MOSCOW, February 4. /TASS/. Heads of foreign ministries, transport and energy ministries, and ...

May 5, 2026: Azerbaijan and Iran seem to have reconciled after Iran bombed Azerbaijan on March 6 and the latter’s president angrily demanded explanations and an apology. Prior to that, the Azerbaijani ...

Iran and Azerbaijan have reportedly reached a landmark agreement in principle to cooperate on oil and gas issues. While details on the deal are still vague, it appears that Baku and Tehran have agreed ...