22:35, 6 March 2026

Crossing the border between Iran and Azerbaijan has been resumed.

Azerbaijani border crossings have begun allowing trucks returning from Iran and heading back to the country. Dagestani trucks are also currently crossing the border.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," heavy-duty truck drivers are stranded at the border in Iran and are unable to leave, complaining that they are running out of money and fuel. The appeal from the Dagestani drivers was published on his Telegram channel by Shamil Khadulaev, head of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan. "We are currently in Iran and cannot leave. The Russian consulate is ignoring us. We don't know what to do," they said.

On March 5, Azerbaijan closed the border with Iran to heavy trucks following drone strikes in Nakhchivan. About a thousand vehicles were waiting to leave Iran and about 150 were waiting to enter, a representative of the transport organization reported. The issue is being resolved at the diplomatic level.

The Astara border crossing between Iran and Azerbaijan, where more than 1,500 Russian trucks have accumulated due to the situation in the Middle East, has reopened, the publication Report reported today.

Currently, Azerbaijani trucks returning from Iran are allowed through the Astara, Bilasuvar, and Julfa border crossings. As well as Iranian trucks heading back to their country, 1News reported.

The resumption of traffic through the border crossing on the border between Iran and Azerbaijan was also confirmed by the Ministry of Transport of Dagestan in its Telegram channel.

"Traffic through the Astara border crossing on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border is open. This was reported by the Permanent Mission of Dagestan in Iran. The opening of the border made it possible to begin passing the traffic that had accumulated during the downtime," the department said in a statement.

The Ministry of Transport of Dagestan emphasized that during the temporary closure of the border crossing, several hundred heavy trucks had accumulated on the approaches to it, a significant part of which belonged to Dagestani carriers. "Currently, trucks are crossing the border as they pass control procedures," the department stated.

As a reminder, one drone crashed on March 5th in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic airport terminal, and another near a school in the village of Shekerabad. The airport building was damaged. Four people were injured in the drone attack on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic; their condition is stable. The President of Azerbaijan demanded an apology and an investigation into the incident, as well as punishment for those responsible.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/421387