ArmInfo. Iran attaches particular importance to the safety of its citizens and residents of border areas, warning Azerbaijan and Armenia, participating in hostilities, to stop accidental shelling of Iranian border areas.
cities. According to IRNA, Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Amir Khatami said this. "In this conflict, Iranian border areas have sometimes come under fire," the minister said, warning that Iranian borders are vital to the military. He said that such mistakes are unacceptable in any case, and warned the opposing sides. The minister expressed the hope that both sides in the conflict will take Iran's concerns into account; otherwise Iran will take additional measures. He noted that Iran cannot accept the damage done to its citizens, even by mistake.