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Illustrative: An Iranian watchtower overlooks a section of the Aras river on the border with Azerbaijan, in Jolfa, northern Iran, on September 18, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 5, 2026, 2:29 pm
Israel reportedly deployed elite forces in Azerbaijan, operated Somaliland base, during Iran war
Operations by dozens of commandos and Mossad agents along Iran’s northern border included killing of IRGC special operations chief, CNN says; Baku rejects ‘entirely baseless’ report
By ToI Staff
A general view of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on September 19, 2023 (TOFIK BABAYEV / AFP)
March 6, 2026, 10:59 pm
Azerbaijan says it foiled Iranian terror attacks on synagogue, Israeli embassy
Authorities say at least 7 Azerbaijani nationals detained; plot also said to include targeting Jewish community leaders, attack on pipeline servicing Israeli oil imports
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an Iranian drone hitting Nakhchivan International Airport, Azerbaijan, March 5, 2026. (OSINTWarfare/X)
March 5, 2026, 1:08 pm
Azerbaijan threatens to respond after Iranian drones hit airport and near school
Pair of drones cross border from Iran into exclave of Nakhichevan, wounding two people; Baku summons Iranian envoy, warns it has right ‘to take appropriate retaliatory measures’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A trio of skyscrapers in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. October 11, 2019. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
January 27, 2026, 12:45 pm
Azerbaijan arrests 3 men for planning attack on Israeli embassy at behest of ISIS
Authorities say men obtained weapons and planned to attack the mission in Baku on the basis of religious hostility
By Lazar Berman and Reuters
Azerbaijani troops return home from deployment in Afghanistan on August 7, 2016. (Azerbaijan Defense Ministry)
December 10, 2025, 3:39 am
Was US premature in thinking Azerbaijan will join International Stabilization Force in Gaza?
US highlighted Azerbaijan and Indonesia as likely ISF contributors, though Azeri official indicates Baku has many of the same conditions preventing Arab countries from joining mission
By Jacob Magid
A combo image of footage posted to X showing a Turkish military C-130 crashing in Georgia, November 11, 2025. (Screengrabs / X)
November 11, 2025, 7:25 pm
Turkish military plane breaks up mid-air, crashes in Georgia with 20 onboard
Ankara says C-130 cargo plane was traveling back to Turkey from Azerbaijan; Erdogan expresses sorrow for ‘martyrs,’ though no casualties announced
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) meet in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
November 10, 2025, 7:59 pm
Netanyahu, Kushner discuss Gaza plan amid standoff over trapped Hamas terrorists
US envoy Steve Witkoff expected to join Israel talks; Turkey said mediating on hostages, terror operatives stuck in Rafah tunnel; UAE unlikely to send troops to Gaza
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, Reuters and AP
The Crescent Development Project in Baku, Azerbaijan (iStock by Getty Images)
October 29, 2025, 7:41 am
Rabbis convention in Azerbaijan canceled over security concerns
Conference of European Rabbis event, the first of its kind in a Muslim country, was expected to attract hundreds of participants
By Zev Stub
Egyptian military personnel stand alert at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023. (AP/Mohammed Asad)
October 19, 2025, 12:41 am
Egypt said expected to lead UN-backed Gaza stabilization force; Azerbaijan to contribute
US, European powers reportedly preparing UN Security Council resolution to allow force to operate under UN mandate without being considered a peacekeeping force
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, center, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, at a trilateral signing ceremony in White House, August 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 22, 2025, 4:28 pm
After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
Jewish communities in the two former Soviet countries have had no communication, while Armenian ties to Israel have been strained over arms sales to its foe. All that may change
By Larry Luxner
US President Donald Trump, center, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, at a trilateral signing ceremony in White House, August 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 9, 2025, 10:33 pm
Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal
Tehran’s senior adviser signals intent to block US-backed TRIPP route as adversaries move closer to finalizing agreement reshaping regional trade
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Osborn
US President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands after signing an agreement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 9, 2025, 3:41 am
Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace agreement at White House
US-brokered deal seeks to boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict
By Michelle L. Price
The Mountain Jews Synagogue of Baku (Wikimedia Commons)
August 5, 2025, 6:21 pm
Azerbaijani ISIS member tried for attempted attack on Baku synagogue
Suspect accused of planning attack on Mountain Jews Synagogue of Baku with a Molotov cocktail in December
By Zev Stub
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, and Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, second left, stand on the balcony during their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 12, 2025. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)
July 12, 2025, 8:15 pm
Syrian and Israeli officials expected to meet in Azerbaijan as Sharaa visits
Diplomatic source says Syrian leader won’t attend meeting in Baku, which will focus on ‘the recent Israeli military presence in Syria’
By AFP and ToI Staff
An Israeli army soldier closes the gate behind a Merkava main battle tank that crossed the barbed-wire fence into the UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights near the UN Quneitra checkpoint on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
June 3, 2025, 11:53 am
Azerbaijan engaged in quiet diplomacy between Turkey and Israel to defuse Syria tensions
Baku using close ties with Jerusalem and Ankara to mediate between rival heavyweights, as they both maneuver in Syria’s post-Assad landscape
By AFP and ToI Staff
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