Iran protested to Azerbaijan due to restrictions on 14 Iranians.
Azerbaijan's ambassador in Tehran was invited to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, where they protested the fact that Baku had declared 14 Iranian citizens as "undesirable persons".
Prominent political and religious figures, members of parliament, experts, representatives of the media and science are among those prohibited from entering. Iran believes that there is no logic in declaring these people as "undesirable", since none of them are diplomats and have not been on the territory of Azerbaijan.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baka'i, emphasized in a press conference that he does not see Azerbaijan's actions as a friendly step. "In the future, we will also take the steps we deem necessary and announce it," Bagai concluded.
The Voice of Iran channel points out that the diplomatic tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan are only increasing. This happened after Iran came to the defense of Azerbaijani schoolgirls who were denied the opportunity to attend classes due to wearing a hijab. Then Iran's Minister of Science invited the girls to continue their education in Iranian universities, and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref directed the relevant departments to facilitate their admission.
Baku saw these statements as interference in the country's internal affairs.