Armenia and Iran hold joint military drills amid strains over Azerbaijan, nuclear program


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  • Thursday, 10 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: Iranian armed forces members march during the annual military parade in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Iran and Armenia were set to conclude two days of joint military exercises along their shared border on Thursday, amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and between longtime rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Armenia's defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that the drills, involving the two sides' special forces, were to take place on either side of the countries' remote 44 km (26 mile) shared frontier.

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