BREAKING: 14 Iranian nationals banned from entering Azerbaijan – Full list

Azerbaijan has observed a recent increase in unfounded harsh accusations, insulting remarks and illegal calls directed at the Azerbaijani state, its people and leadership by Iranian nationals and media outlets.

Religious figures, members of parliament, experts and media representatives at various levels have targeted Azerbaijan’s sovereignty, security, state-religion relations and governance system. They have also promoted religious radicalism, attempted to incite religious hatred and hostility, and called for the forcible overthrow of the government.

TodayPress TV reports, citing APA, that in light of these developments, 14 Iranian nationals who have made anti-Azerbaijani statements and promoted hostility in the media and on social networks have been declared persona non grata in the Republic of Azerbaijan and banned from entering the country.

The full list is as follows:

1. Ehsan Movahedian – Political analyst, expert and lecturer at Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran.

2. Ahmad Farshbafian – Former head of the Centre for Caucasus and Anatolian Studies at the University of Tabriz.

3. Kamran Ghazanfari – Member of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament).

4. Alireza Beigi – Former member of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly and political commentator.

5. Abolfazl Zohrevand – Member of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly.

6. Abbas Moqtadaei Khorasgani – Member of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly.

7. Alireza Salimi – Member of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly.

8. Hossein Shariatmadari – Editor-in-chief of the Kayhan newspaper.

9. Ayatollah Mohsen Araki – Member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, which appoints the country’s Supreme Leader, and member of the Expediency Discernment Council.

10. Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Fazel Lankarani – Member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and head of the A’immah al-Athar (AS) Jurisprudence Centre in Qom.

11. Abdolhossein Khosropanah – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.

12. Hojjatoleslam Gholamreza Kavashi – Head of public relations at the office of the Friday prayer leader of Tabriz and at the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s representative in East Azerbaijan Province.

13. Daryoush Safarnejad – Professor and political expert.

14. Ahmadreza Mousavi – Actor and television presenter.

Aysel Matlab