Azerbaijan has decided to de-escalate vis-à-vis Iran: it is sending humanitarian aid to its southern neighbor after Iranian drones violated the country’s airspace and explosions occurred in Nakhchivan, Portfolio reported.
Last week, Iranian drones penetrated the airspace of Azerbaijan, and explosions were detected at an airport in Nakhchivan. A total of four people were injured in the detonations. Following the incident, relations between the two countries became extremely tense: Baku accused Tehran of terrorism, and President Ilham Aliyev ordered the armed forces to prepare a retaliatory strike. Azerbaijan recalled its diplomats from Iran and ordered the highest level of alert. Some analysts did not rule out that the conflict could extend to the entire Caucasus region.
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Iran initially denied the incident, but later the presidential office contacted Baku and promised an investigation to investigate the incident.
The leaders of the two countries held a meeting where they discussed joint economic projects and emphasized that it is in the interest of both parties to prevent the crisis from deepening further.
As a sign of the turnaround, Azerbaijan finally decided to de-escalate the tension and send humanitarian aid to Iran, The Times of Israel reported.
