East Azerbaijan (IP) - The Governor of Iran's Khoda Afarin County in East Azerbaijan Ali Amiri-Rad said that despite the easing of attacks between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, a mortar shell has hit the border areas of Iran in the northwest of the country.

Iran PressIran News: Referring to the clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Amiri-Rad stressed on Monday the need to protect the lives of civilians and civilian places during the clashes.

The Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia disagree on the Nagorno-Karabakh region; The two countries' dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region began in 1988. A new round of clashes began last Sunday, with a number of forces on both sides killed or wounded.

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