The authorities of Azerbaijan banned 14 Iranian citizens from entering the country, declaring them "persona non grata". This was reported by Azerbaijani media. It is claimed that these people "spoke in the media and social networks calling against Azerbaijan and promoting hostility." The list included members of the Iranian parliament Kamran Ghazanfari, Abolfazal Zoharvand, Abbas Moghatdai Khurasgani and Alireza Salimi, the editor-in-chief of the Kihan newspaper, Hossein Shariatmadari, a member of the Council of Experts and the Council for Determining the Viability of the Ayatollah, as well as the head of the Arakiel Council, and the head of the Prime Minister's Council. Iran's Revolution Abdulhossein Khosrowana.