WASHINGTON, U.S. July 24 It would be easy to write off President Donald Trump’s bellicose tweet threatening Iran Monday morning as a bit of “wag the dog,” a diversionary tactic to blunt criticism of his fawning treatment of Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, or from the news that his lawyer may possess embarrassing tapes with his voice. …

 Baku, North Azerbaijan, Apr 24 In the history of South Azerbaijan, the most forging and distortion of the Azerbaijan history have related to the World War I and the years after that. This historical period (World War I and the years after that) also has affected South-South Azerbaijan, as in other …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 18 The QANUN Newspaper which published in Tehran, once again expressed the basic rights of the Turkish nation “Teaching Mother Tongue”  are contrary to national security on 18th of Apr 2018. Also, the QANUN Newspaper has Linked the Turk nation’s demands about “Teaching Mother Tongue”  to …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 11 Atila Analo from Chandgan town has written a brief article on the oppressions on Turk dominated areas of Iran after the period of the Qajar that show the racism of the Pahlavi regime. The Pahlavi regime divided Turk dominated areas from the center of Iran …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 13 South Azerbaijan National Activists in Urmia, the heart of South Azerbaijan have been distributing Turkish books among children of various kindergartens in the Urmia city on the anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan National Government. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), despite the severe …

Azerbaijanis remain skeptical of Rouhani’s Tabriz visit- By:Farzin Farzad Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, on May 20 to garner support for the nuclear negotiations, as a predominantly ethnic Azerbaijani crowd of 40,000 gathered in Takhti Stadium to watch Rouhani speak of national unity and express his …

THE SOUTH AZERBAIJAN QUESTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR IRANIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY- By:Alberto Priego, PhD Research From University of London, SOAS Since the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijanis living in Iran have developed a stronger ethno-national identity, and that development has affected Tehran’s domestic …

South Azerbaijani political prisoners talk about horrors they faced in Iranian prisons – Horrors of prison “They removed my tongue, when they saw I did not speak”  “They spread quince oil on my body and set rats on me”  Baku. Konul Jafarli – APA. “I was made to stand for …

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jun 25 The First Defeat for the Expansion of the Revolution to the Republic of Azerbaijan Following Disintegration of the Soviet Union Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly emerged Republic of Azerbaijan became the first target in security doctrine of the Islamic Republic. Iran has …