Iran urges vigilance against "plots to harm Tehran-Baku ties"

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber-Ansari said on Saturday that the Iranian people are concerned about Azerbaijan’s intensified "wave of arrests and the killing of Shias" in the town of Nardaran, north of the Azeri capital of Baku.

"The Iranian Foreign Ministry closely monitors different aspects of these events and is in constant contact with the country (Azerbaijan)’s relevant officials,” he said, according to Iran's English-language Press TV.

Following close consultation between Iranian and Azeri officials, a more suitable condition was created for Azeris to respect Islamic ceremonies as well as the sanctity of religious sites in Azerbaijan, including mosques, Jaber-Ansari said.