Extended abstract
Introduction
Ethnocracy has played a role as a hindering and incompatible component in the relations between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan and has caused Iran and Azerbaijan to not have friendly relations despite their common historical, territorial, cultural and religious background. Manipulation of historical issues, great and famous historical figures, geographical names, cultural monuments belonging to Iran for one's own benefit, expression of the idea of ​​solidarity between the two Azerbaijans and a single Azerbaijan, support for separatist groups hostile to Iran in the Republic of Azerbaijan, etc. are clear examples of the impact of the ethnic component in the failure to develop relations between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The victory of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Karabakh crisis led to an increase in the propaganda of the idea of ​​a united Azerbaijan because the leaders of the Republic of Azerbaijan considered Iran's support for Armenia as one of the reasons for their defeat. Another reason was that in order to distract the minds of the Azerbaijani people from the successive defeats against Armenia, the attitude was followed that the way to victory against Armenia was the formation of a united Azerbaijan and, in particular, solidarity with the Azerbaijanis of the Islamic Republic of Iran. As Ilchi Bey, one of the presidents of Azerbaijan, declares, "The defeats we suffered in our battles with Armenia in the 1980s and 1990s were due to the division of Azerbaijan. Of course, the issue of the south is not the only issue of how to deal with the Armenians. This is the issue of our destiny as a nation. If we want to liberate the Caucasus, we must liberate Tabriz (Abazari et al., 207:1391-206). The Republic of Azerbaijan, in order to gain an identity independent from Iran, has undertaken extensive history-making and nation-building in its educational books and in its affiliated media, separating the history of the Iranians from their reality and in a way It has recognized a historical confrontation with Iran. In this propaganda and the education and awareness system of this country, there are clear traces of a desire to divide the northwest of Iran and provoke some ethnic activists, and even recently they have tried to provoke other ethnic groups in Iran. It seems that this has been the main challenge between the two countries (Kazemipour Dehbaneh, 2010:660).
Methodology:
The research method was descriptive-analytical in terms of library and existing materials and resources. The library method used was the study of texts, articles, websites, etc. The method of analyzing the materials was qualitative. The information was collected by taking notes.
 
Results and Discussion:
 The factors and platforms that converge in the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan in line with the ethnicity of the two countries have been issues such as historical, ethnic, linguistic and cultural commonalities, Turkish ethnicity and language, religious and religious harmony. The factors and platforms that diverge in the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan in line with the ethnicity of the two countries have been issues such as the geopolitics of ethnicities and separatist tendencies, the confrontation of Turkish-Iranian nationalist approaches, the conflicting ethnic-national identities between the actors of the two countries (pan-Turkism and the threat to the territorial integrity of Iran), the creation of Greater Azerbaijan, the pursuit of ethnic-based policies by the Republic of Azerbaijan, the annexationist policy based on the ethnicity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the extreme ethnicism of the Azerbaijanis.
 
Conclusion:
 Azeri nationalism originated from Iran’s neighbors, the Ottoman Empire, the ideology of Pan-Turkism, and from the Republic of Azerbaijan, the idea of ​​Pan-Azerbaijan. This policy has been used as a mechanism by the superpowers to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The ethnic component promoted by the Republic of Azerbaijan as a unified Azerbaijan is a cover-up for this country’s failures in the Karabakh crisis against Armenia, and is also a mechanism for putting pressure on Iran in line with Iran’s support for Armenia, which influences other factors. The Republic of Azerbaijan’s support for the ideology of Azerbaijani unity, with the support of Turkey, the United States, and Israel, has led to the politicization of the Iranian Azeri people. The pursuit of ethnic policies by the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan has led to the divergence of Iran and Azerbaijan. Divergent factors and contexts in relations between Iran and Azerbaijan in line with the ethnicity of the two countries have been issues such as ethnic geopolitics and separatist tendencies, the confrontation arising from the geographical-historical identity of Iranian and Azeri activists, the confrontation of Turkish-Iranian nationalist approaches, the conflicting ethnic-national identities between the activists of the two countries (pan-Turkism and the threat to Iran's territorial integrity), the creation of Greater Azerbaijan, the pursuit of ethnic-based policies by the Republic of Azerbaijan, the annexationist policy based on the ethnicity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the extreme ethnicism of the Azeri.