Up to 30 tonnes of food will be delivered to Iran amidst ongoing hostilities with U.S. and Israel, following a phone converstation between the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Iranian counterpart Massoud Pezeshkian.
The vital supplies, which also include food products, water and medicines, are expected to arrive Iran by road to the city of Astara with Azerbaijani officials adding that the aid was already on the way.
10 tonnes of flour, 6 tonnes of rice, nearly two and a half tonnes of sugar, over four tons of drinking water and about 600 kilograms of tea are in the cargo.
The operation is being overseen by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations top Ministers Niyazi Rahimov and Gurban Sadigov reported to be accompanyng the cargo to its destination.
The aid comes as parts of Iran continue to be destroyed by joint U.S. and Iranian strikes which began early on 28 February.
Iran has launched retaliatory attacks on Israel and at U.S. bases in the gulf region following the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatolla Ali Khamenei.
Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has since been named as replacement to his late father as the new Supereme Leader of the oil rich country.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and officials from m...
A Kenyan court has convicted cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants of murder over the deaths of 191 p...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be res...
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for continuing to target Russia's energy infrastructure, while Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight killed at least one person and damaged a metro station.
The day after waiving sanctions and tariffs related to Russian exports, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has yet to announce a final decision on the matter as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials want more time to evaluate the situation.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence, looting and vandalism that erupted during cost-of-living protests across France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held crisis talks on Monday, calling for partial curfews and raising the possibility of a state of emergency.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be resolved through diplomacy and blamed the United States for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
Iran and Russia renewed calls for diplomatic solutions to end the ongoing regional conflict, while also pledging to deepen bilateral political and economic cooperation following Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Tehran on Monday.
Türkiye is set to receive Russian diesel under a U.S.-backed agreement, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Sunday, as Ankara pushes ahead with plans to boost domestic gas production and reduce its reliance on imported energy.
An oil tanker caught fire after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said late Sunday.
Azerbaijan exported $23.45 million worth of goods to Armenia between January and September 2026, according to data released by the State Customs Committee on 19 October.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment