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 …
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IRGC’s Role in Stoking up Ethnic Strife and its Role in Fueling Enmity between Azerbaijani Turks
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 …
Read More »Urmia Mp Strongly Condemns for Distortion of the Turkish Identity in Children Textbooks
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 14 Following the distortion of the South Azerbaijan Turkish identity in Iranian textbooks, Rohullah Hazratpour, the MP of Urmia city has shown their protest against the Iran education system. Mr. Hazratpour sent objection letter to the Minister of Education about the irrelevant picture which published in Iranian student …
Read More »IRAN’S REGIME CONFESSES TO DRYING THE LAKE URMIA
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 2 The Tabnak site (an official website of Iran Regime) published a news, confessed that the Lake Urmia was deliberately dying by government which will cause huge numbers of immigration. The site stated that the people of the northwest residing in the territory of Azerbaijan will immigrate to …
Read More »Several killed, at least 20 injured in attack on Iran Military Parade
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 22 A group of gunmen opened fire on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing several people and wounding at least 20 more, local and state news agencies reported. Videos of the attack published online and by local media outlets show …
Read More »The First Conference is Held on the Development of Rural and Nomadic Tourism in Urmia
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 25 General Director of the Cultural Heritage of Handicrafts and Tourism of West Azarbaijan province announced that the first conference on the development of rural and nomadic tourism held in Urmia. Jalil Jabari said:” According to the assurances of the deputy chairman of the president and head of …
Read More »Italy and Turkey Send Its First Aid to Iran-Iraq Border Area (407 dead- more than 6700 injured)
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 14 A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed more than four hundred people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. The worst damage appeared to …
Read More »Discovering 400 Turkmen Corps in Kirkuk, Iraq
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 12 Several mass graves ”at least 400 bodies “have been discovered near Hawijah, the governor of Kirkuk Mr. Rakan Saiid said on Saturday. The Turkmen city of Hawijah was the headquarters of the ISIS terrorist group which Iraqi forces released of its on early October. The governor of …
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