Key Highlights
- While the US, Israel, and the Gulf countries caught in the crossfire received multiple messages of support, only China and Russia were the prominent voices to condemn the violation of Iran’s sovereignty.
- Here’s who Iran’s seven neighbours are, and a brief status check of its relationship with each.
- To the north of Iran are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea.
- To its east are Pakistan and Afghanistan; to the south is the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west lie Turkey and Iraq.
- Iran’s most friendly neighbours lie to the north, Armenia and Turkmenistan.