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Israel orders off-duty troops to leave Georgia and Azerbaijan amidst Iran tensions

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The Israeli Defence Forces have reportedly ordered off-duty personnel to leave Georgia and Azerbaijan, amidst fears of an attack on Israeli targets by Iran. Israeli state-owned TV station Kan 11 reported that the order came on Monday, amid concerns that Iran might strike at Israeli targets either within Israel or in countries near Iran. The Times of Israel reported that Israeli servicemembers ‘could presumably be in either country on vacation or to visit family’. The Israeli Embassy in Geo

Iranian residents of Georgia barred from entering country with no explanation
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Iranian residents of Georgia barred from entering country with no explanation

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Recent incidents of Iranian residents of Georgia being denied entry into the country have elicited criticism from Iranian officials as well as rights groups.  Twenty-six-year-old Iranian citizen Farhad (name changed upon his request), who has spent the past eight years studying in Georgia and has family members in the country, told OC Media that he was among the latest victims of apparent restrictions for Iranian citizens travelling into the country. Farhad told OC Media that, earlier this m

Iranian ambassador says there is ‘need to revisit’ Iran-Georgia visa agreement
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Iranian ambassador says there is ‘need to revisit’ Iran-Georgia visa agreement

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The Iranian ambassador to Georgia has said there is a ‘need to revisit’ a visa free agreement between the two countries after reports of dozens of Iranian citizens being turned away at Georgia’s borders. At a press conference on Monday, Ambassador Seyed Javad Ghavam-Shahidi called Iranian-Georgian relations ‘exemplary’ but said they had experienced some troubles lately. He told journalists that recent practices by the Georgian authorities seemed to differ from those agreed in the 2010 Ira

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