Aslan Isabeyli, an ethnic Azerbaijani and Iranian citizen, said in Baku today, Interfax-Azerbaijan reported.
Iranian Azerbaijanis 'passive' supporters of protests Ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran give mostly passive support to anti-government protests, a political scientist has said. They will give stronger support, if the opposition pays attention to the problems of national minorities, Aslan Isabeyli, an ethnic Azerbaijani and Iranian citizen, said in Baku today, Interfax-Azerbaijan reported. Ethnic Azerbaijanis make up a substantial minority of the population of Iran. Many of the Azerbaijanis live in northwestern Iran in the provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. These areas are often dubbed Southern Azerbaijan, while the Azerbaijan Republic constitutes Northern Azerbaijan.