What do Azeris think about Persians and Iran?

Many Azeris think that Persians are not interested in “strong and united Azerbaijan”. They don’t like Iranian support to Armenia. Official relations between Iran and Azerbaijan is worse than Irano-Armenian relations. And of course Iran is not happy with good Azeri-Israeli relations. 4. Azeris were traditionally Shiis.

Is greater Azerbaijan a threat to Iran’s security?

The political argument of Greater Azerbaijan has long been a threat for the Iranian establishment, which has used its support of Armenia as a counter-measure to minimise Azeri aspirations in Iran and across the region, says Yalinkilicli.

Why does Iran support Armenia?

Aras recounts several factors for Iran’s implicit support of Armenia, ranging from Iran’s political alliance with Russia, to Tehran’s trade ties with Yerevan.

Is Iran quietly backing Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?

Iran seems to be quietly backing Armenia in the conflict. Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh are already a geopolitical flashpoint between Russia, which supports Yerevan, and Turkey, which supports Baku.

What is the nationality of Iranian Azerbaijanis?

Iranian Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: ایران آذربایجانلیلاری – İran azərbaycanlıları), also known as Iranian Azeris, Iranian Turks, Persian Turks, Azeri Turks, Azerbaijani Turks or Persian Azerbaijanis, are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity who may speak the Azerbaijani language as their first language.

What is the genetic difference between Iranian Kurds and Iranian Azerbaijanis?

Thus, Iranian Azerbaijanis have the closest genetic distance to Iranian Kurds and there is no significant difference between these two populations and other major ethnic groups of Iran.

Is Khamenei Iranian or Iranian Azerbaijani?

Main article: Ethnicities in Iran. Sattar Khan, Iranian Azerbaijani, was a key figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is held in great esteem by many Iranians. Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as the highest-ranking official in Iran, is an Iranian Azerbaijani.