Azerbaijan denies CNN report that Israel carried out operations against Iran from its territory during war
Azerbaijan has denied a CNN report alleging that Israel conducted military operations from its territory against Iran. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry labeled the claims as baseless and a violation of journalistic ethics. Tensions have escalated between Azerbaijan and Iran following the reported assassination of an Iranian military leader during the conflict.
- ▪Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry rejected CNN's claims about Israeli operations on its territory as entirely baseless.
- ▪The CNN report suggested that Israeli commandos operated from Azerbaijan to conduct intelligence and military operations against Iran.
- ▪Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev condemned Iran for a drone attack on Nakhchivan International Airport, calling it an act of terror.
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Azerbaijani authorities vehemently denied a CNN report claiming Israel carried out advanced intelligence and military operations from its territory during the war with Iran. Israel and Azerbaijan have been known to be close allies since the 1990s, but a CNN report, citing four sources familiar with the matter, alleged a previously unknown element in their relationship on Friday. According to the report, Israel sent dozens of commandos and Mossad operatives to operate out of secret bases in southern Azerbaijan during the recent war with Iran, operations that extended into intelligence gathering and drone assassinations.
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