...They hate after an attack killed one person there and maimed two others, accusing Tehran of not taking threats made against its diplomatic mission seriously.
The move comes amid monthslong tensions between the neighboring nations.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry made the announcement in a statement.
"There have been attempts to threaten our diplomatic mission in Iran before, and measures to prevent such situations and to ensure the safety of our diplomatic missions have been constantly raised before Iran," the ministry said. "Unfortunately, the last bloody terrorist attack demonstrates the serious consequences of not showing proper sensitivity to our urgent appeals in this direction."
There was no immediate reaction from Iran on the announcement.
A man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran's capital Friday, killing the head of security at the diplomatic post and wounding two guards, authorities said.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran's capital Friday, killing the head of security at the diplomatic post and wounding two guards, authorities said.
Tehran's police chief, Gen. Hossein Rahimi, blamed the attack on "personal and family problems," according to Iranian state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
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the assault comes as tensions have been high for months between neighboring Azerbaijan and Iran.
Video purportedly from the scene of the attack showed an empty diplomatic police post just near the embassy, with one man apparently maimed in an SUV parked outside. Inside the embassy past a metal detector, paramedics stood over what appeared to be a lifeless body in a small office as blood pooled on the floor beneath.
A statement from Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said that "an investigation is currently underway into this treacherous attack." The ministry also described the attacker as destroying a guard post with assault rifle fire before being stopped by the maimed guards, whom authorities described as being in a "satisfactory" condition after being shot.