AZE.US As tensions around Iran continue to fuel concern across the region, Azerbaijani analyst Natig Jafarli says Baku should remain ready for any scenario, warning that instability itself creates long-term security risks for neighboring states. Jafarli said the danger for Azerbaijan does exist, but argued that Iran is unlikely to place Baku at the top … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijani journalist and analyst Elchin Alioglu said on the YouTube channel of Prime TV Azerbaijan that the idea of South Azerbaijan’s independence, while understandable for many supporters, could end in a far wider regional crisis. Speaking about the long-running divide between advocates of independence and supporters of federalization, Alioglu argued that the issue cannot … Read more
AZE.US Tensions involving the United States, Iran and Israel have entered a more dangerous phase over the past several hours, with both military and energy risks rising simultaneously. According to Reuters and Associated Press, Washington has warned Tehran to ensure full access through the Strait of Hormuz, while signaling potential strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure … Read more
AZE.US The Trump administration is considering one of its most aggressive options yet in the confrontation with Iran: a possible operation aimed at Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export hub. Reuters, citing Axios, reported on March 20 that U.S. officials have discussed scenarios ranging from a maritime blockade to a direct seizure of … Read more
AZE.US Talk of Armenian goods reaching Azerbaijani store shelves has triggered a sensitive public debate in Baku, exposing a split between pragmatic consumers and those who see any such trade as unacceptable. The discussion followed remarks by Armenia’s economy minister, who said Azerbaijani and Armenian business circles had begun talks on sending products from Armenia … Read more
AZE.US The killing of Ali Larijani, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary and one of the country’s most important power brokers, has sharply narrowed Tehran’s political room for maneuver. Iranian authorities confirmed his death after an Israeli strike, while Reuters reported that his loss has complicated decision-making inside the Iranian system at a critical moment … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan has sent another batch of humanitarian aid to Iran, dispatching 82 tons of food products, medicines and medical supplies in what appears to be both a relief effort and a signal that Baku is keeping humanitarian channels open with its southern neighbor. The shipment was sent on March 18 on the instructions of … Read more
AZE.US The death of Ali Larijani may mark the end of one phase of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and open a more dangerous period of internal instability, Azerbaijani political analyst Farhad Mammadov said, arguing that Tehran now faces growing pressure not only from outside but also from within. As reported by Vesti Baku, Mammadov, … Read more
AZE.US The war in the Middle East is no longer just a distant military crisis for the South Caucasus. It is beginning to cast a shadow over major economic and transit plans that were supposed to redefine the region’s future. Among them is the TRIPP route – a project increasingly presented as a strategic corridor … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s State Security Service said it had detained a suspect accused of attempting to blackmail the president’s family using fabricated intimate materials falsely presented as involving Alena Aliyeva. According to details aired by state television, the case began earlier this year when exiled bloggers, including Mehman and Emin Huseynov and Gabil Mammadov, started circulating … Read more