AZE.US A new Supreme Leader of Iran has finally been selected. The position has gone to Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to AZE.US, the announcement was highlighted by Farhad Mammadov, chairman of the Center for South Caucasus Studies, in a post on his Telegram channel mneniyefm. In his commentary, … Read more
AZE.US Iran’s drone attack on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was more than a cross-border military strike. It was also a political signal – one that may resonate deeply among the tens of millions of ethnic Azerbaijanis living inside Iran. For decades, Tehran has insisted that ethnic divisions inside the country are overstated and that all … Read more
AZE.US In Azerbaijan’s public debate, one question keeps resurfacing: why do some people appear ready to defend Iran’s actions even when they conflict with Azerbaijan’s national interests? The most common explanation is simple – religion. Iran is often framed as a “Muslim country,” and appeals to religious solidarity are sometimes used to justify political positions. … Read more
AZE.US Iran’s drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave has raised a deeper question across the region: what exactly was Tehran trying to signal? Beyond the immediate security implications, the incident may reflect broader geopolitical tensions, internal pressures inside Iran, and a test of Azerbaijan’s response. The drone strike launched from Iranian territory against Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan … Read more
AZE.US The drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave may look like a small incident in a region already saturated with crises. Two drones hit civilian sites, damaging the terminal building of Nakhchivan International Airport and landing near a school in the Babek district village of Shakarabad. Several civilians were injured. Windows were shattered. Parts of … Read more
AZE.US A debate over payroll taxes in Azerbaijan’s private sector may seem like a narrow technical issue. In reality, it touches on a much larger question: what kind of economic model the country wants to pursue in the coming decade. The discussion was sparked after Azerbaijani economist Natig Jafarli publicly questioned the government’s decision to … Read more
AZE.US The drone strike on Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has opened a new and dangerous chapter in regional tensions, raising urgent questions about who launched the attack and why this strategically sensitive region became the target. Azerbaijan has accused Iran of launching the drones, after two unmanned aerial vehicles struck civilian infrastructure, including … Read more
AZE.US As the conflict around Iran escalates, a new front may be opening-one that could destabilize the entire region and directly affect Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the wider Middle East. The latest developments in the Middle East suggest that the conflict surrounding Iran is entering a far more dangerous phase. What began as a confrontation defined … Read more
AZE.US The current escalation around Iran may be part of a longer geopolitical transformation of the Middle East, according to Azerbaijani political analyst Ilgar Velizade, head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club. Speaking on the analytical platform Daily Europe Online, Velizade said the developments surrounding Iran should not be viewed as an isolated episode, … Read more
AZE.US The reappearance of ISIS-K, also known as “Wilayat Khorasan,” amid tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban is raising new security concerns across the wider region, including the South Caucasus. One of the most dangerous surviving branches of the Islamic State network – ISIS-K, or “Wilayat Khorasan” – has again drawn international attention amid rising … Read more