The political tension between Tehran and Baku has moved to the information field. the two countries have resorted to harsh restrictions, mutually blocking the work of each other’s leading media outlets and making national security accusations.

According to Iranian mass media, the official Tehran has included Azerbaijan’s state television channel “AzTV” in the list of “hostile media”. According to the information circulating, the basis for this decision was the publication of disinformation threatening national security, as well as the rapprochement of relations between Baku and Israel.

The situation did not go unnoticed in the neighboring state. In response to the move of the Iranian side, the authorities of Azerbaijan, in turn, recognized the activities of the Iranian “Sahar” television company and “Mehr” news agency as illegal in their territory.

The official decision of Baku also applies to the representatives of the mentioned media, whose work inside the country is banned from now on.

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