A number of events have been taking place in the West Azerbaijan region for days, especially in Urmu. Thus, the Iranian judicial system has moved in many cities under the guise of fighting corruption. As a result, a number of high-ranking officials were arrested. Among those arrested is the mayor of Urmu.
Iranian media reported that the mass arrests were related to corruption. It is not surprising that such arrests have taken place in Iran, where corruption is widespread. A number of reports have been spread about the dismissal of the mayor of Urmu. However, Aliriza Mohammadi: There is no official statement on the exact reasons for the dismissal. It was noted that no economic corruption allegations were made about him. With 5-6 months to go before the presidential election, the dismissal of the mayor brings to mind the possibility of political competition. The reason for all this is that the West Azerbaijani master Mohammad Mehdi Shahriyari is of Kurdish origin.
Shahrai has previously been accused of increasing the number of Kurdish immigrants in Western Azerbaijan. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. It should be noted that in recent years, especially after the Karabakh war, South Azerbaijan has gained great power. South Azerbaijan has become the focus of countries like Turkey. This situation began to worry the Tehran government. Iran was forced to take into account the South Azerbaijan factor in its policy on Karabakh and the South Caucasus. After what happened, Iran will try to control the power of Azerbaijan inside and outside the country.
The most convenient way to do this is to create ethnic competition in regions such as Western Azerbaijan. Thus, the government is currently using Kurdish terrorist organizations to control the power of Azerbaijan. It should be noted that Kurdish groups have land claims in connection with Western Azerbaijan. Iran is once again helping the Kurds gain influence in this master. Thus, Azerbaijani activists will be able to deal with this issue. Iran is trying to control the power of South Azerbaijan using the Kurdish-Turkish conflict. The Iranian regime is trying to bring Azerbaijan into a new game by creating a competitive arena.