The drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on March 5 has become one of the most serious incidents in relations between Baku and Tehran in recent years.
When a country whose military infrastructure is being destroyed in real time—and whose supreme leader was killed on the very first day of the conflict by an airstrike—starts issuing ultimatums to a sovereign neighbour, it is a clinical picture of a regime in agony, disconnected from reality.
The drone strike against the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the reaction of President Ilham Aliyev, and the subsequent decisions taken by the Azerbaijani leadership have created noticeable tension within Azerbaijani society.
Azerbaijan navigates a complex geopolitical landscape between Türkiye, Iran, and Israel, pursuing a pragmatic strategy of balance. While maintaining a strategic alliance with Türkiye and deep cooperation with Israel, Baku also seeks to avoid escalation with neighboring Iran. This multi-vector diplomacy allows Azerbaijan to protect its security and regional stability.
Authorities say at least 7 Azerbaijani nationals detained; plot also said to include targeting Jewish community leaders, attack on pipeline servicing Israeli oil imports.
Tehran’s actions were condemned by the leaders of several states.
Azerbaijan is withdrawing its diplomatic personnel from Iran.
The attack by Iranian drones on the territory of Nakhchivan was, strictly speaking, not entirely unexpected given the strikes Iran had already carried out against the territories of states that were not involved in the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
The Defense Ministry also emphasized that the denial by the General Staff of the Iranian armed forces regarding attacks against Azerbaijan is “absolutely unacceptable.”
Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan will not accept the attack and has already instructed the country’s armed forces to prepare response measures.
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has strongly condemned the drone attacks carried out against the territory of the country, stating that these acts of aggression by Iran will not remain unanswered.
Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has long been built on a clear principle: not allowing the country to be drawn into other people’s conflicts, regardless of the potential political dividends such involvement might promise.
The territory of Azerbaijan has been attacked from Iran. There are casualties…
Azerbaijan has demanded urgent explanations from Iran following drone attacks on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the drone attacks carried out from the territory of Iran.
A drone that reportedly arrived from Iran has fallen on the territory of Azerbaijan near Nakhchivan Airport.
Hostile forces are attempting to discredit Azerbaijan and destabilize the country’s internal situation by exploiting the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
A shipment of diesel fuel and Russian fertilizers has been dispatched from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
For several decades, European countries and Azerbaijan have steadily strengthened cooperation in oil and gas supplies.
Due to the military operations launched by the United States and Israel on February 28, a total of 1,161 people have been evacuated from Iran through Azerbaijan's border.
The main trigger for possible cross-border operations could be the growing activity of Kurdish groups, particularly PJAK, amid the crisis in Iran.
On March 3, the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council were held at the Baku Convention Center.
Baku and Moscow have once again discussed the investigation into the AZAL aircraft disaster, in which the plane was shot down by Russian air defense systems near the city of Grozny.
Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Azerbaijan's gas supplies will remain an important backbone of the EU's energy security as the bloc deals with a new energy crisis following the suspension of LNG shipments from Qatar and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.