Politics

Attempt To Force Regime Change In Iran Has Reached A Dead End – Velizade

AZE.US Attempts to force political change in Iran through external pressure have largely stalled and may even be strengthening internal consolidation within the country, Azerbaijani...

Aliyev Condemns Missile Strike On Turkey And Voices Support For Ankara

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday condemned a missile attack targeting Turkey and expressed solidarity with the Turkish people during a phone call with...

Mojtaba Khamenei at the Helm of Iran: Consolidation or a New Rift

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...

Pezeshkian Tells Aliyev Iran Not Behind Nakhchivan Attack

AZE.US Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on March 8, during which the leaders discussed the recent incident...

“South Azerbaijan” Debate Ignores Iran’s Political And Demographic Realities – Analyst

AZE.US Speculation about the possible unification of Azerbaijani-populated regions in northern Iran with the Republic of Azerbaijan oversimplifies a far more complex political and historical...

Moscow And Baku Searching For New Model Of Relations – analyst

AZE.US Russia and Azerbaijan are currently seeking a new model for their bilateral relations after a period of political tensions, Russian political analyst Sergey Markedonov...

Azerbaijan Unlikely To Join War Around Iran, But Risks Remain – Markedonov

AZE.US Azerbaijan is unlikely to become directly involved in a potential military conflict surrounding Iran, but the risks of escalation remain significant, Russian political analyst...

Without Open Debate, Risk Of Foreign Policy Mistakes Increases

AZE.US Azerbaijani opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov has called for the restoration of open public debate on foreign policy, warning that the lack of free discussion...

Macron Calls Aliyev, Expresses Solidarity With Azerbaijan After Iranian Air Attack

AZE.US French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following Iran’s recent air attack on Azerbaijani territory. During the conversation, Macron...

Washington Event Brings Diplomats and Experts Together to Discuss Cultural Diplomacy

AZE.US Washington, D.C. - March 6, 2026 The Cultural Diplomacy and Development Foundation (CDDF), in partnership with the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, successfully hosted a distinguished...

Iran Warns Azerbaijan Over Possible Actions Against Tehran

AZE.US Iran has warned that it will respond if its neighbors allow their territory to be used for actions against the Islamic Republic, with a...

How Iran Sends a Dangerous Message to Millions of Azerbaijanis Inside Iran

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...

U.S. State Department Backs Azerbaijan After Iranian Drone Attack

AZE.US The United States has condemned Iran’s drone attack against Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, describing the strike as an unacceptable violation of Azerbaijani sovereignty. In a...

Why Some Voices In Azerbaijan Defend Iran

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...

Tehran Rejects Claims of Drone Attack on Azerbaijan

AZE.US Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan says Tehran does not recognize responsibility for the drone strikes on Nakhchivan, describing the incident as involving “suspicious circumstances” that...

Iran Planned Terror Attacks in Azerbaijan

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s State Security Service says it has thwarted a series of terrorist plots allegedly organized by individuals linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,...

Iran’s Drone Strike On Nakhchivan: What Message Was Tehran Sending?

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...

Ilham Aliyev Receives Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev met with Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional developments. President Ilham Aliyev...

Iranian Strike On Nakhchivan: Warning Or Start Of Escalation?

AZE.US A drone strike on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic has raised new concerns that the confrontation around Iran is beginning to spill beyond the Middle...

Kurdistan Will Remain A “Factor Of Peace” – Barzani

AZE.US The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, said the autonomous region will not take part in ongoing regional conflicts and will...

Opinion: Iran’s Internal Chaos May Be Reaching Azerbaijan

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...

Who Launched The Drones? Four Possible Scenarios Behind The Nakhchivan Attack

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...

Aliyev Orders Response After Iranian Drones Hit Nakhchivan

AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev convened a meeting of the national Security Council on Wednesday after drones launched from Iran struck civilian sites in the...

Drone Strikes School Building in Nakhchivan

AZE.US BAKU, March 5 - Drones launched from the territory of Iran attacked Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, leaving two people injured. The information was confirmed to...

Iranian Drone Attack on Nakhchivan Injures Two Civilians, Azerbaijan Says

AZE.US BAKU, March 5 - Two civilians were injured after drones launched from the territory of Iran struck Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, according to Azerbaijan’s...

Iranian Drones Strike Nakhchivan

AZE.US NAKHCHIVAN, March 5 - Iranian drones reportedly targeted Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic overnight, according to local reports and videos circulating on social media. Residents in...

Kurdish Offensive and the Risk of a Regional Explosion

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...

Escalation Around Iran Could Reshape The Balance Of Power In The Middle East

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,...

Iran Attack On Turkey: Possible Implications For Azerbaijan

AZE.US The interception of an Iranian ballistic missile near Turkish territory has raised concerns about a broader regional escalation. Analysts say the incident could have...

West No Longer Betting On Pahlavi – Politician Says

AZE.US An Azerbaijani political leader says Western countries appear to have abandoned the idea of supporting exiled Iranian figure Reza Pahlavi as a potential political...

ISIS-K Resurfaces: Security Concerns Grow Across The Region

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...

Future Of Iran Depends On Choice Of New Supreme Leader

AZE.US The future political trajectory of Iran will largely depend on who becomes the country’s next supreme leader, analysts said during a televised discussion...

U.S. Embassy In Yerevan: Could It Become A Target For Iran?

AZE.US A brief question posted on Facebook by former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov has triggered an active debate about regional security and the role...

Ankara Warns Conflict With Iran Could Spread Beyond The Region

AZE.US Turkey warned that the escalating confrontation involving Iran could expand beyond its current scope if additional regional actors enter the conflict. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan...

Azerbaijan Expands Gas Exports And Green Energy Agenda At Baku Ministerial

AZE.US Azerbaijan signaled a new phase in its energy strategy on Tuesday as officials gathered in Baku for the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Southern...

Four Scenarios For Iran And Risks For The South Caucasus

AZE.US The military operation launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has triggered not only security concerns in the Persian Gulf, but also...

IRGC Commander Threatens Azerbaijan as Escalatory Rhetoric Intensifies

AZE.US A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a public warning directed at Azerbaijan, further escalating tensions amid an already...

Iran’s Knot: Regional Tensions With Global Consequences

By Leyla Mammadli for Aze.US The Middle East is once again sliding toward a dangerous inflection point. Rising military and political tensions around Iran are no longer confined...

Rules No Longer Apply: A Dangerous Precedent in Global Politics

AZE.US The latest escalation around Iran is not just another regional conflict. It signals something deeper - a shift in how power is exercised in...

IRGC and the Clerical Elite: Who Will Hold Iran Together After Khamenei?

AZE.US The death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has triggered the most consequential leadership transition in Iran since 1989. But the central question is not...

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