Iranian IRGC Officials Visit Azeri Forces Outside Stepanakert

21 April 2021 - Azeri Special Forces and Iranian IRGC officer pose for a photograph

From IRNA News

Iranian military officials from the IRGC arrived outside of Stepanakert to meet with Azeri forces.

21 April 2021 - IRGC officer in a training session with Azeri soldiers

Although Iran maintains neutrality in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, border guards and other military units keep watch, so as to not have conflict pour into Iran’s borders.

21 April 2021 - IRGC officer

Iran also has increments of Azeri and Armenian populations and partaking in any side can lead to civil unrest.

21 April 2021 - Iranians and Azeris exchange souvenirs

Masoud Jazayeri, the spokesperson for the IRGC, stated that the military visit was to ensure the Russia-Iran-Azeri-Turkey Gazprom gas pipeline project remains uninterrupted.

21 April 2021 - Azeri Special Forces soldier with a border guard

21 April 2021 - Azeri Special Forces soldier with a border guard

Jazayeri elaborated further by saying that the Iranian officials are there to observe the pipeline and the conflict situation only.