Azerbaijan–Iran conflict

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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov (left) and his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen (right), at the opening of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tel Aviv. Image via Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Azerbaijan and Iran trade denunciations as tensions mount

•2 min read

Officials from Baku and Tehran have exchanged heated accusations after an Iranian commander criticised Azerbaijan following its opening of an embassy in Israel. On 30 March, a day after Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Israel, Kioumars Heydari, the commander of Iran’s ground forces, stated that Iran would not tolerate the presence of ‘Zionist elements’ on its borders. Heydari claimed that Azerbaijan had employed ISIS fighters from Syria in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020, and that th

Iranian military drills near the border with Azerbaijan in October 2022. Photo: Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News

Azerbaijan–Iran conflict

‘Irrationality is subjective’: fears rise of conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan

by Ismi Aghayev

•8 min read

Long-simmering tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran have risen to a boil in recent months, with military drills on the border and escalating accusations. In the wake of an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran, some worry that those words could precede actions. On the morning of 27 January, a man ran into Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and opened fire. He killed the embassy’s head of security and injured two others before a member of staff wrestled con

Two Israeli F-35 fighters. Photo: Israeli Defence Force.

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Report claims Israeli F‑35 fighter jets stationed in Azerbaijan

by Robin Fabbro

•3 min read

Two advanced Israeli F-35 stealth fighter jets have been ‘permanently stationed’ in Azerbaijan, UK-based Arabic news site Elaph has reported citing a senior Israeli source. The report, published on 2 October, comes at a time of spiralling tension between Azerbaijan and Iran, with Iran making several veiled threats towards Azerbaijan and accusing the country of hosting Israeli forces. The F-35 is a fifth-generation American-made multirole fighter with stealth technology, far more sophisticate

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