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Iran reportedly hired Georgian mafia figure in attempt to assassinate Azerbaijani rabbi
The plot was reportedly uncovered by Azerbaijan’s State Security Service back in January.
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Group of Western conservative journalists visit Azerbaijan and meet with well-known anti-Iran MP
The journalists met with Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa, who is best known for surviving a possibly Iranian-linked assassination attempt in 2023.
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Iranian President Pezeshkian set to visit Azerbaijan in April
The news came during the visit of Iran’s Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs Mehdi Sanayei to Baku.
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Israel orders off-duty troops to leave Georgia and Azerbaijan amidst Iran tensions
The Israeli Defence Forces have reportedly ordered off-duty personnel to leave Georgia and Azerbaijan, amidst fears of an attack on Israeli targets by Iran. Israeli state-owned TV station Kan 11 reported that the order came on Monday, amid concerns that Iran might strike at Israeli targets either within Israel or in countries near Iran. The Times of Israel reported that Israeli servicemembers ‘could presumably be in either country on vacation or to visit family’. The Israeli Embassy in Geo
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Azerbaijan and Iran hold military drills amidst apparent détente
Azerbaijan and Iran have held joint military exercises in what appears to be a warming of relations between the two countries. The drills took place in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Wednesday. The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry announced that the two countries would conduct ‘tactical exercises’ to ‘protect strategic facilities and communication lines from possible sabotage’ a day earlier. Iran and Azerbaijan have long maintained strained relations. Iran has objected to Azerbaijan’s
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Azerbaijan warns against travel to Iran
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens against travelling to Iran in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries. On 3 June, the Ministry ‘strongly advised’ against travel to Iran, stating that this was in light of a ‘terrorist’ attack against Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran in January, and subsequent limited diplomatic representation in the country after the embassy was closed. The announcement came shortly after an Azerbaijani citizen who had been missing for
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Opinion | First they came for the Muslims, and we did not speak out…
The mass arrest of religious Muslims in Azerbaijan is part of a blatant state campaign to control religion and demonise Iran. As such, the deafening silence among Azerbaijani activists and the international community is nothing short of a disgrace. On 7 April, I attended the trial of Nijat Aliyev, a member of the Muslim Union Movement. Except for a handful of social activists, I could see no one else in the courtroom except for Nijat’s relatives — the sight of whom hurt my heart. While we
