Posted on 06/29/2009 11:24:21 PM PDT by forkinsocket
Iran has recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan for consultations after a visit by President Shimon Peres to the Islamic Republic's northwestern neighbor, an Iranian news agency reported on Monday.
Quoting an informed source, ISNA said the envoy was recalled to Tehran after Peres' visit to Azerbaijan on June 28 and "threats" which it said the Israeli ambassador in Baku had voiced against Iran, without elaborating.
The semi-official Fars News Agency carried a similar report.
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