Salva-Iran crisis

* Aras River War
* 2022 Iranian invasion of Salva
* Assassination of Hamidreza Bahadori
 Republic of Salva
 Azad Gasimov
 Mirzy Amirbeyzov

 Ministry of Salva* Tahir Tabasi
* Stanislava Hesenova
* Ruzanna Musaev

 Salvanian Armed Forces
 Khashayar el-Saladin

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> *For the ongoing regional crisis, see Caucasus Crisis.*
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The **Salva-Iran crisis** is an ongoing political and diplomatic crisis between Salva and the Iranian State that began on January 6, 1992, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of the Azerbaijan SSR to Iran. It originated from revolutionary movements and civil conflict between the pro-western Kuznechova Group soldiers and the Iranian armed forces after Salva failed to achieve independence following the signing of the Peredacha Accords.

After the Soviet Civil War, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved on December 25, 1991, through the Peredacha Accords, which handed over the Caucasus region to Iran. This led to a revolution in which the Caucasian states declared their independence on August 20, 1997, following the Caucasus Uprising. The Kuznechov Revolutionary Army seized control of Salva in January 1993 under the de-facto leadership of Asiman Hajiyev. Recognition by Western nations such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and others heightened tensions between the recognized Salva and the retreating Iranian State.

Kuznechov leader Asiman Hajiyev made a formal diplomatic visit to the United States in Arlington, Virginia, on 19 February, 1993. In March 1993, the crisis escalated into a minor war with a major Iranian attack on the Kuznechov army at the Battle of Liman on March 12, 1993, involving land and naval invasions in the Lankaran region of Salva. Both sides engaged in military action and sought control of the region, with the Iranian forces attempting to seize Lankaran on May 22, 1993, but ultimately being repelled by Kuznechov forces on May 26, 1993.

On April 15, 1995, the United States offered diplomatic intervention to mediate the conflict between Salva and Iran. Both parties agreed to sign the Mashhad Agreement on April 28, 1995, which included a ceasefire and the United States acting as a mediator for a peaceful resolution. The agreement was violated by the Iranian military on July 21, 1995, during skirmishes along the Aras River. This led to the Aras River War, a major assault launched by Iran on August 9, 1995, involving all Caucasian states.

The war reached a decisive conclusion on April 18, 1997, when Kuznechov forces, with indirect support from NATO, defeated the Iranian forces in the Battle of Sharikan. As a result, the Kuznechov Army regained control of the entire Caucasus region, effectively ending the war.

Following the war, on July 1, 1997, Kuznechov leadership convened with regional leaders from Salva, Georgia, Armenia, Adjara, and Ossetia. They reached an agreement to establish five provisional governments. Subsequently, on August 20, 1997, these provisional governments jointly declared their independence after Iranian forces had retreated from the region for 35 days.