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Azerbaijan-Iran relations

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
Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith (L), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (2nd-L), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) and Belarus President Alexandr Lukashenko (R) and participants in the outreach/BRICS Plus format meeting pose for a family photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian, on October 24, 2024. (MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP)
April 23, 2025, 5:45 pm
Iran’s Pezeshkian to visit Azerbaijan next week as ties appear to thaw
Iran has been concerned over Baku-Jerusalem ties, fears Israel could launch strike from neighbor; 2023 Azerbaijani embassy attack in Tehran led to tit-for-tat diplomatic moves
By AFP
Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran hit a school in the town of Gedera, October 1, 2024. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
October 21, 2024, 6:35 pm
Seven Jewish Israelis arrested for spying for Iran on security figures, IDF bases
Residents of the north who emigrated from Azerbaijan accused of carrying out some 600 missions over two years for their Iranian handlers, causing damage to the country
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan, May 19, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 19, 2024, 6:20 pm
Iranian officials say President Raisi’s helicopter involved in ‘very concerning’ crash
Reports say incident occurred near city of Jolfa along border with Azerbaijan, with rescue crews working to reach aircraft also carrying foreign minister in poor weather conditions
By Agencies
Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen in the center of the town of Goris on September 30, 2023 before being evacuated in various Armenian cities. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/AFP)
October 2, 2023, 11:01 pm
Israel among Armenia’s geopolitical concerns after Nagorno-Karabakh collapse
The fall of the breakaway statelet could shift the balance of power in the region
By Joris FIORITI
Illustrative: A police officer guards an area in front of the Iranian Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)
May 5, 2023, 7:52 pm
Iran expels four Azerbaijan diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Tensions between neighbors Baku and Tehran continue to escalate since January attack by gunman who stormed Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, killing diplomat and wounding guards
By AFP
Police stand guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran, January 27, 2023, following an attack by a man armed with a Kalashnikov rifle who shot dead an official in charge of security at Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran. (AFP)
January 27, 2023, 12:18 pm
Gunman kills security chief at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran
Tehran blames incident, at a time of heightened tensions between the neighboring countries, on attacker’s ‘personal and family problems’
By Jon Gambrell
The flags of Israel and Azerbaijan in Baku's presidential Zagulba Palace, right before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, December 13, 2016. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
December 30, 2022, 1:51 am
Azerbaijan announces appointment of first-ever ambassador to Israel
A month after saying it plans to open an embassy in Tel Aviv, Baku’s government taps Deputy Education Minister Mukhtar Mammadov to head the mission
By ToI Staff
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a news conference at the Palace of Brigades in Tirana, Albania, Nov. 15, 2022 (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)
November 18, 2022, 3:44 pm
Azerbaijan to open embassy in Israel, the first Muslim Shi’ite country to do so
Hailing move, PM Lapid touts the ‘depth of the relationship’ between the countries
By ToI Staff
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, October 11, 2019. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 22, 2022, 5:40 am
‘You’re going to be buried’: Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan threatens Israeli envoy
Tehran’s representative in Baku says ‘evil Zionist’ crossed ‘red line’ by reading history book about Iranian city
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- An ethnic Armenian soldier stands guard next to Nagorno-Karabakh's flag atop of the hill near Charektar in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh at a new border with Kalbajar district turned over to Azerbaijan, Nov. 25, 2020 (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
October 21, 2021, 1:37 pm
Azerbaijan frees Iranian truck drivers as ties thaw with Tehran
2 arrested last month are released after standoff sparked by allegations from Iran that Israel maintained a military presence in Azerbaijan, which Baku denied
By AFP
In this undated picture released by the official website of the Iranian Army on October 1, 2021, a helicopter fires in a maneuver near Iranian border with Azerbaijan. (Iranian Army via AP)
October 13, 2021, 2:55 pm
Azerbaijan and Iran, divided over Israel, agree to mend ties ‘through dialogue’
Foreign ministers in Baku and Tehran speak by phone; Iranian Foreign Ministry urges against letting ‘enemies’ disrupt relations
By AFP
In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, ground force troops partake in maneuvers near the Iranian border with Azerbaijan. (Iranian Army via AP)
October 6, 2021, 6:32 pm
Iran says it is concerned over ‘terrorists and Zionists’ in Caucasus
Tensions between Tehran and Baku have been escalating as Iran’s ground forces recently began maneuvers near its border; Israel is a major arms supplier of Azerbaijan
By AFP
Illustrative: Oil derricks in the background beyond the Bibi Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan, on March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)
October 5, 2021, 9:06 pm
Azerbaijan shutters mosque linked to Iranian supreme leader
Closure attributed to ‘a surge in COVID-19 cases’ comes days after Tehran launched war games near Azeri border in a move denounced by Baku
By AFP
In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, ground force troops partake in maneuvers near the Iranian border with Azerbaijan. (Iranian Army via AP)
October 4, 2021, 5:21 pm
Azerbaijan denies Iran’s claim it is hosting Israeli military troops
‘We reject the allegations of any third party’s presence near the Azerbaijani-Iranian border,’ says Azeri Foreign Ministry as Tehran’s military holds drills near the border
By AFP
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