Three years have passed since the terrorist attack at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran, APA reports.
On January 27, 2023, at around 08:30 Baku time, the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran was subjected to an armed attack.
The attacker, armed with a “Kalashnikov” rifle, broke through the security post and killed Orkhan Asgarov, the head of the embassy’s security service.
Two other employees of the embassy’s security service, Vasif Taghiyev and Mahir Imanov, were injured while trying to stop the attack.
Orkhan Asgarov was buried at the Second Martyrs’ Lane. On February 3, 2023, by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Asgarov Orkhan Rizvan oglu was posthumously awarded the “For the Motherland” medal.
Vasif Natig oglu Taghiyev was awarded the 1st degree “Rəşadət” (Courage) Order, and Mahir Kamil oglu Imanov was awarded the “For the Motherland” medal.
The terrorist, Yasin Huseynzade, was apprehended.
After the incident, the activities of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran were suspended. On January 29, 2023, the employees of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran were evacuated from Tehran to Baku. A total of 53 people, including embassy staff and their family members, returned home.
As a result of negotiations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, from July 15, 2024, the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Iran resumed its operations at a new location. The ambassador and the current staff of the embassy returned to Iran.
The trial of Yasin Huseynzade, who attacked Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran, lasted for two years. The Supreme Court of Iran confirmed the death sentence for the person who attacked the embassy, and the case was sent to Tehran for execution of the criminal verdicts. The court’s decision regarding Yasin Huseynzade, who attacked Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran, was carried out in May of last year, and he was executed.