Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abbas Mousavi has tweeted a threat against Israel's envoy to Azerbaijan, George Deek.
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In the tweet, sent Thursday, Mousavi called Deek "the First Evil Zionist" who "is going to be buried by the zealous people of Tabriz," referring to a city in northwestern Iran. Tabriz is the capital of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, which is home to a large Azeri minority.
Mousavi tweeted in response to a post by Deek about the book Magic Tales of Tabriz. Deek wrote that the book was teaching him "so much about Azerbaijani history and culture in Tabriz" fro.
In 2020, pro-Azerbaijan demonstrators took to the streets of Tabriz to support Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Iran has a history of confrontations with the neighboring country.
Last September, Iran conducted military exercises near the shared border. Then-Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh then said that his country "will not tolerate the presence of the Zionist regime near our borders," referring to Azerbaijan's close relations with Israel.
Tensions rose higher a month later after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian claimed that Israel had a presence along the Azerbaijani-Iranian border, suggesting "the Zionist regime has started provocative actions in our region through the territory of Azerbaijan." Baku denied allegations that Israeli forces were present in the country.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
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For the information of this adventurous boy: Our beloved #Tabriz
is known as the land of FIRSTS in #Iran's proud history. Apparently, the FIRST Evil Zionist is going to be buried by the zealous people of Tabriz, too. Never cross our red-line, ever!#IRANTABRIZ
— Seyed Abbas Mousavi
