AZE.US REAL party chairman Natig Jafarli says Iran’s attempt to use the Strait of Hormuz as leverage may work during wartime, but could quickly turn into a serious threat to Tehran itself once the fighting stops. In a new commentary, Jafarli argued that even if the war were to end tomorrow and the United States, … Read more
AZE.US A new public row over wages and inequality has erupted in Azerbaijan after controversial remarks by MP Seyyad Aran triggered criticism and demands for political accountability. The backlash followed Aran’s appearance on RTV’s Qaranlıqda həqiqət, hosted by Ruhiyya Aliyeva, where he argued that people should not be judged based on how much they earn … Read more
AZE.US A month into the war with Iran, the central illusion has collapsed: this was never going to end with a quick, clean declaration of victory. What looked at first like a fast-moving military campaign has hardened into something far more dangerous – a war of attrition, strategic signaling and unfinished objectives. Airstrikes, missile exchanges, … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan on March 31 marks 108 years since the mass killings of Azerbaijanis in 1918, events that are officially recognized in the country as the genocide of Azerbaijanis. According to the Azerbaijani official account, the violence was carried out by Armenian Dashnak forces in alliance with the Bolsheviks during the upheaval that followed the … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke by phone on March 30 with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi as the regional situation continued to worsen. According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, the two sides expressed deep concern over the growing escalation and stressed the need to intensify diplomatic efforts aimed at stopping the military clashes … Read more
AZE.US The war in Iran has triggered regional dynamics that would have seemed unlikely not long ago, political analyst Ilgar Velizade wrote in a Facebook post assessing the diplomatic fallout from the escalating crisis. According to Velizade, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan have begun coordinating positions in an effort to avoid being drawn into … Read more
AZE.US Prominent Azerbaijani lawyer Akram Hasanov has weighed in on the debate over how Azerbaijan should view Iran as war and instability continue to shake the Islamic Republic. In a lengthy public commentary, Hasanov argued that describing Iran as either a clear friend or an outright enemy of Azerbaijan oversimplifies a far more complicated reality. … Read more
AZE.US The military campaign against Iran has not made Israel safer and has instead deepened the region’s instability, political analyst Rizvan Guseynov said in comments on the Daily Europe Online channel. He argued that the confrontation has sharpened, rather than reduced, the security risks facing Israel and pushed the Middle East into a more dangerous … Read more
AZE.US The war around Iran widened further on March 29, as military escalation, oil market panic and last-minute diplomacy all intensified at once. Reporting from Reuters suggests the conflict is no longer defined only by direct strikes and missile exchanges involving Iran, Israel and the United States. It is now spreading across multiple regional fronts … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan has expressed hope for a quick return of peace and stability in Iran after an exchange of public messages between the two countries’ foreign ministers. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov responded on X to remarks by his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, who had thanked Azerbaijan for humanitarian assistance. “Your sincere words and gratitude are … Read more