News in Brief
Building barriers on Iran’s eastern border continues
IRNA – Describing eastern borders as significant for Tehran, Iran’s Minister of Interior Ahmad Vahidi said that building barriers in the country’s eastern border continues.
“There are always various plans for building barriers in the eastern borders,” Vahidi maintained on Monday.
He added that a combination of physical and electronic barriers for the eastern borders is being implemented by the armed forces.
Iran, Pakistan to enhance naval collaboration
TASNIM – Top commanders from Iran and Pakistan engaged in discussions on bolstering bilateral cooperation in education, student exchange, and the exchange of naval delegations.
Rear Admiral Arya Shafaqat Rudsari, the commander of Imam Khomeini Naval University of Noshahr, held talks with Rear Admiral Muhammad Khalid, the commander of the Pakistan Naval Academy, to explore avenues for expanding educational cooperation between the two countries.
Azeri nationals don’t need visas
to visit Iran
IFP – The Iranian Embassy in the Republic of Azerbaijan said all land and air borders of Iran are open to Azeri nationals, and that they do not need to obtain visas to travel to Iran.
This comes as Baku has stopped issuing visas to Iranian citizens upon their arrival at the airport as of June 23.
Relations between Tehran and Baku soured several months ago after a man attacked the Azeri Embassy in Tehran, killing an embassy staff member.