
Netanyahu ‘postpones’ Baku trip amidst reports of Turkey blocking airspace
Netanyahu’s office has denied reports of Turkey blocking its airspace, instead citing developments on Israel’s borders.
Netanyahu’s office has denied reports of Turkey blocking its airspace, instead citing developments on Israel’s borders.
The announcement comes amidst growing reports of a trilateral alliance between the US, Israel, and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan has increasingly sought to be viewed as a regional diplomatic player.
The agreement was the latest sign of increasingly close ties between Israel and Azerbaijan.
Bahruz Samadov submitted this article shortly before his arrest on 21 August. He was charged with treason on 23 August, and could face 12–20 years in prison or a life sentence if found guilty. Despite long being ‘brotherly’ nations, the Israel-Gaza war appears to have exacerbated existing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan, potentially pushing the two countries apart irrevocably. In recent months, relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey have been uncharacteristically cool. To observers
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
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