Aze.US The South Caucasus may be entering a rare period of strategic economic opportunity following recent high-level U.S. engagement in the region, Azerbaijani economist Natig Jafarli said in a televised discussion, while warning that internal reforms – not foreign funding – will ultimately determine the outcome. Jafarli described the diplomatic momentum as comparable in scale, … Read more
Aze.US President Ilham Aliyev’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference outlined more than routine diplomatic optimism. Taken together, his statements point to a coordinated shift in three areas: peace timing, transport geopolitics, and U.S. strategic entry into the Middle Corridor. 1. Peace process framed as technically ready, politically conditional Aliyev’s language suggests Baku views the … Read more
Aze.US Azerbaijan’s regional position is increasingly defined not only by energy exports but also by its expanding role in transport connectivity, logistics corridors and geopolitical stability across the South Caucasus in 2026. For much of the past three decades, the country’s global relevance rested primarily on hydrocarbons. Today, however, infrastructure routes linking the Caspian basin … Read more
Aze.US Azerbaijani journalist Azer Hasrat said Russia could face fragmentation and the emergence of new independent states as a result of ongoing geopolitical pressures, according to remarks made on Musavat TV. Hasrat argued that perceptions of Russia’s strength have shifted following recent military conflicts, adding that the scenario Moscow implemented in Georgia in 2008 proved … Read more
Aze.US President Ilham Aliyev said the conflict with Armenia has effectively ended and border violence has ceased for more than six months, framing the remaining peace process as a legal formality tied to constitutional amendments in Yerevan. President Ilham Aliyev stated in an interview with France 24 in Munich on February 13 that Azerbaijan considers … Read more
Aze,US President Ilham Aliyev said a formal peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia could be signed once Yerevan amends its constitution to remove territorial claims, adding that peace between the two countries has already been achieved “de facto.” Speaking to Azerbaijani television channels in Munich on February 13, Aliyev said Azerbaijan’s message at the Munich … Read more
Aze.US Rising pressure on Iran’s economy and political system is fueling renewed debate about the country’s future. Yet current trends point less to an imminent collapse than to a gradual internal transformation shaped by sanctions, regional tensions, and elite power dynamics. Iran is confronting overlapping structural challenges. International sanctions continue to restrict access to global … Read more
Aze.US During a live broadcast on Reaksiya TV, journalist Kamran Hasanli voiced a series of high-profile assumptions regarding the so-called “Mehdiyev case,” the discovery of large sums of cash, and the possible political implications of the unfolding events. In the discussion, Hasanli said the reported amount of cash raises serious questions and does not fit … Read more
Aze.US Authorities say audio, video, and investigative findings link former presidential administration chief Ramiz Mehdiyev and several opposition figures to alleged anti-state activities. The individuals deny wrongdoing or are outside the country. Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) has published audio and video materials as part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving former head of the … Read more
Aze.US Opposition figure says Gultekin Hajibeyli has returned to Azerbaijan and was not detained upon arrival; no official confirmation has been issued. Former Azerbaijani member of parliament and National Council figure Gultekin Hajibeyli has reportedly been deported from Turkey to Azerbaijan, according to a statement by Fuad Gahramanli, deputy chair of the Azerbaijan Popular Front … Read more