Iran and Azerbaijan Hold Talks Amid Tensions

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan held talks to discuss "problems and misunderstandings" between the two countries after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions". The dispute came amid a deterioration of ties, partly due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. During the row, Azerbaijan suggested that Iran may have been connected to an attempted assassination of an anti-Tehran Azerbaijani lawmaker. Tehran has denied the accusation.