Protests continue in the Nagorno-Karabakh region's largest city Stepanakert as the blockade of the only land link to Armenia, which entered its 16th day on Tuesday, is spawning a humanitarian catastrophe for local Armenians.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has canceled a planned meeting with the Armenian prime minister in Brussels next month over Yerevan’s demand for French leader Emmanuel Macron to mediate peace talks between the two sides.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the expansion of all-out relations with Armenia will improve stability and security in the South Caucasus region.

Iran urges intra-regional resolution of the Caucasus region's problems.

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan has held high level talks in Iran.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has met and conferred with visiting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the capital Tehran, saying peace and stability in the Caucasus region is of great significance to the Islamic Republic and that any foreign interference in the regional affairs will be problematic.

Iran is to double its natural gas supply to Armenia to 2 million cubic meters per day.