Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze sent official congratulations to Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. In his address, the Prime Minister emphasized that Georgia highly values ​​its partnership with Iran, built on mutual respect between our peoples.

Baku is providing humanitarian support to Iran and evacuating foreign citizens from the country amid the escalating situation in the region. On the instructions of the President of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) vehicles sent 10 tons of flour, 6 tons of rice, 2.4 tons of sugar, over 4 tons of water, approximately 600 kg of tea, and approximately 2 tons of medicine to Iran.

Political prisoner Shaban Umerov, sentenced to 18 years in prison, needs urgent dental treatment, including dentures. His wife, Zarema Umerova, reported this after a visit at Penal Colony No. 17 in Murmansk.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory telegram to Mojtaba Khamenei on his election as Supreme Leader of Iran. In the message, he expressed hope for the further development of Armenian-Iranian relations.

The Cherkessk City Court has begun questioning prosecution witnesses in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Russian Pension Fund in Ingushetia. The main defendant is Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the former head of the republic's federal postal service and the brother of the head of Ingushetia.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Pere Juan Ponzo Sampietro, who arrived in Tbilisi with a delegation, held his first meeting with the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, which he later described as "very good and sincere." He noted that the conversation lasted over an hour. The two sides discussed, among other things, the report on the 2024 parliamentary elections.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on March 8.

In 2025, drivers committed 460,300 traffic violations in Dagestan, and over 350,000 in Stavropol Krai. These regions are among the worst offenders in this indicator among Russian regions.

French President Emmanuel Macron called his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and expressed solidarity and support for Azerbaijan in the wake of Iran's air strike on his territory. This was reported today by the Azerbaijani presidential press service.

Today, March 8, 2026, the Balkar people mourn the beginning of Stalin's deportation, which occurred 82 years ago. On this day in 1944, 37,000 Balkars, mostly elderly people, women, and children, were forcibly deported to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.