More than 70 rockets hit northwestern Iran today in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The political and security deputy governor of East Azerbaijan, Iran, announced that 71 rockets fired from the sides involved in the Karabakh war hit the border town of Khodaafarin, northwestern Iran, iranpress.com reports.

“The rockets hit several villages in Khodaafarin city, but fortunately they have not caused any casualties,” he said.

Rastgoo stated that from the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict until today, a total of 68 rockets had hit the border areas of Iran, adding: “Only today, 71 rockets have hit the city of Khodaafarin”.

The political and security deputy governor of East Azerbaijan stressed: “Legal measures have been taken by the Iranian border forces and the parties involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh war have been given a serious warning to prevent such incidents.”