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Can Iran Strike Targets In Azerbaijan? Military Capability Versus Strategic Reality

AZE.US As tensions across the Middle East escalate, one question quietly circulates in regional security discussions: could Iran strike targets inside Azerbaijan? The short answer is...

Missile Strikes On U.S. Bases: Iran Responds To Expanding Offensive

AZE.US Iran has launched missile strikes targeting U.S. military installations across the Middle East, marking a sharp escalation in the rapidly widening conflict following joint...

US-Israel Strikes On Iran Signal A Shift To Raw Power Politics

AZE.US As the United States and Israel launch military operations against Iran, Azerbaijani historian and political analyst Rizvan Huseynov says the world may be witnessing...

Iran Between Survival And Structural Change

AZE.US Iran is entering what may become the most consequential phase of its modern political history. The current escalation is not simply about military strikes...

War Around Iran: Balance of Power Over Principles

AZE.US The latest escalation involving Iran has reignited a familiar debate in international politics: is the world governed by principles - or by power? The U.S.-Israel...

Armenia Between Moscow And The West: A Choice That Could Reshape The South Caucasus

AZE.US Armenia is entering a politically sensitive period in which its strategic direction may carry consequences beyond its domestic landscape. The country’s evolving relationship with...

Middle East Escalates After Khamenei Killed In U.S.-Israel Strikes

AZE.US Iran has officially confirmed the death of its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei following large-scale military strikes carried out by Israel and the United States...

Azerbaijani Analyst Says Post-Conflict Integration in South Caucasus Would Undermine Russian Leverage

AZE.US Azerbaijani military journalist and political analyst Heydar Mirza said that any post-conflict integration between South Caucasus states outside Moscow’s mediation framework would significantly weaken...

Elections In Armenia Could Shape The Region’s Future – Jafarli Says

AZE.US Azerbaijani economist Natig Jafarli has commented on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for June 7, describing them as potentially significant for the...

Regional Escalation And A New Strategic Reality: What Changes For The South Caucasus

By Leyla Mammadli for Aze.US The latest U.S. military strike against Iran is not merely another episode in Washington–Tehran confrontation. It signals a structural shift in regional security...

War Around Iran: Regime Change or Geopolitical Strategy?

AZE.US As military escalation around Iran intensifies, rhetoric about “demilitarization,” “denazification,” and even regime change has returned to the forefront of international discourse. But beyond...

U.S. and Israel Launch Major Strikes on Iran, Escalating Conflict – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed – (Updated)

AZE.US In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28,...

Azerbaijan Urges Citizens to Avoid Travel to Iran Amid Security Concerns

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Iran due to the worsening security situation in the Islamic Republic. In...

Separate Criminal Case Opened Over Hotel Tragedy – Mehdiyevs Questioned

AZE.US A separate criminal investigation has been launched in connection with the deaths of four young men who were electrocuted in the Binagadi district, according...

Azerbaijan To Introduce Age Restrictions For Social Media Registration

AZE.US President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the protection of children from harmful content and negative influences in...

Azerbaijan And Ethiopia Broaden Agenda: From Energy To AI

AZE.US President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held an expanded meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, as the two countries moved to formalize cooperation...

“Homosexuals Should Be Removed From Television” – Honored Journalist’s Harsh Remarks on Air

AZE.US Honored Journalist of Azerbaijan Azer Hasrat said during a live broadcast on Media Turk TV that “üzdəniraqlar” - a derogatory colloquial term referring to...

Could Iran Become a Strategic Quagmire for Trump?

AZE.US President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric on Iran, warning that continued uranium enrichment and regional military activity could trigger decisive U.S. action. But...

Peace Between Baku and Yerevan as a Strategic Challenge for Moscow

AZE.US The prospect of a formal peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is increasingly viewed by regional analysts as a turning point that could reshape...

Iran Under Pressure: Are Abrupt Changes Possible?

AZE.US Growing military and political pressure on Iran has renewed debate about whether the country could face abrupt internal or external shifts in the coming...

Russia Facing Post-Imperial Adjustment in the South Caucasus – Shafiyev

AZE.US Russia is undergoing a post-imperial adjustment in the South Caucasus as traditional leverage mechanisms lose effectiveness, Azerbaijani political analyst Farid Shafiyev said, arguing that...

Azerbaijan and Regional Security Risks: Uzeyir Jafarov Warns Against Strategic Complacency

AZE.US Azerbaijani military analyst Uzeyir Jafarov has cautioned that despite visible diplomatic activity in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan must avoid strategic complacency amid shifting alliances...

“I Don’t Even Consider the Court’s Decision” – Hasanov Alleges Investigator’s Statement

AZE.US Azerbaijani lawyer Akram Hasanov has published a Facebook post alleging that an investigator from a law enforcement body dismissed a binding court decision during...

Khojaly Genocide Memorial Opened in Khojaly

AZE.US On February 26, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and members of their family attended the opening ceremony of the Khojaly...

U.S. Presses Iran for Full Nuclear Rollback as Geneva Talks Continue

AZE.US The United States and Iran held another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Wednesday amid widening differences over Tehran’s nuclear program and sanctions...

The AZAL Case Is Not Closed: Azerbaijan Maintains a Firm Position

AZE.US Azerbaijan’s position regarding the downing of an AZAL passenger aircraft remains firm, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said during remarks to journalists on the sidelines...

Peace As A Monopoly Of Power: Why Armenia’s Debate Has Grown Tired Of Itself

AZE.US The debate over peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan has not disappeared from Armenian public life. If anything, it has become constant. But as it...

Armenia Seeks EU Support to Shield Elections From Possible Russian Interference

AZE.US Armenia has formally asked the European Union for assistance in protecting its upcoming parliamentary elections from potential external interference, citing concerns over disinformation and...

34 Years Since the Khojaly Genocide

AZE.US February 26 marks the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide and the occupation of the town of Khojaly by Armenian armed formations with the...

Ilham Aliyev Reviews Reconstruction Progress In Khojavend After Liberation

AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Arzu Aliyeva visited Khojavend district on Tuesday to review ongoing reconstruction efforts and meet...

Foreign Policy Has Become a Monologue Instead of a Dialogue, Says Mammadov

AZE.US Azerbaijani politician and public figure Ilgar Mammadov has sharply criticized the current state of public debate on foreign policy in Azerbaijan. In a Facebook post,...

Is Russia on the Brink of a Systemic Crisis? Will Summer Mark a Turning Point?

AZE.US Four years into the war in Ukraine, the question is no longer whether the conflict has reshaped Europe’s security architecture - it has. The...

Search Conducted at Home of Former MP Gultekin Hajibeyli

AZE.US Investigative actions have reportedly been carried out at the residence of former member of parliament and National Council member Gultekin Hajibeyli. The development is linked...

Alliance on paper or a new distance: Baku and Moscow four years later

AZE.US Four years after Azerbaijan and Russia signed their declaration on allied cooperation, questions are growing about what that document now means in practice. While...

War In Europe And The Reconfiguration Of The South Caucasus

AZE.US Feb. 24 marks the fourth anniversary of the war that reshaped not only Ukraine and Russia, but the entire architecture of European security. What...

South Caucasus Between Washington and Moscow: Iskandaryan’s Perspective

AZE.US Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the Caucasus Institute, shared his views in an interview with Echo Baku on the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process, the role of...

Ilgar Mammadov Says Headline About Namesake’s Killing Was Manipulative

AZE.US Azerbaijani political figure Ilgar Mammadov has accused a local media outlet of publishing a misleading headline after reporting the killing of a person who...

Could Azerbaijan Increase the Number of Members of Parliament?

AZE.US A debate has emerged in Azerbaijan over whether the number of members of parliament should be increased to reflect demographic changes over the past...

60% Enrichment and Rising Tensions: What’s Happening Around Iran

AZE.US Tensions between Washington and Tehran have intensified following fresh warnings from U.S. officials about the pace of Iran’s uranium enrichment program. White House Special Envoy...

Moscow May Still Be Useful to Aliyev – Not as Patron, but as Leverage

AZE.US In a recent interview on the YouTube platform Echo Baku, Russian political analyst Sergey Markedonov, a leading researcher at MGIMO and editor-in-chief of International...

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