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Azerbaijan Reopens Iran Border to Cargo Traffic After Drone Incident, TASS Reports
Azerbaijan resumed cargo crossings after a four-day halt caused by drone strikes injuring two civilians; Iran denies involvement and suggests provocations, officials said.
- On March 9, Azerbaijan reopened main border crossings with Iran for cargo, permitting all vehicle types including transit shipments from the morning.
- A cabinet decree on March 5 halted cross-border cargo after drones struck Nakhchivan International Airport and landed near a school in Shakarabad village, injuring two civilians.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied on March 9 that Iranian forces launched the strikes, calling them 'staged' provocations, while Azerbaijan evacuated its embassy in Tehran and consulate in Tabriz on March 6.
- Azerbaijan Airlines resumed direct flights between Baku and Nakhchivan on March 9, while the border of more than 700km had earlier seen disruptions affecting regional carriers and energy supplies.
- Azerbaijan said Iran's armed forces carried out the strikes and warned 'they will not go unanswered', while Iran has suspended visual flight rules operations until April 25.
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Iran DENIES Azerbaijan drone strikes, accuses Israel of false flag provocation
by Kevin Hughes, Natural News: Iran rejected Azerbaijan’s accusations of launching drone strikes on Nakhchivan, suggesting Israel orchestrated the attack to frame Tehran. Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, insist the attack was meant to disrupt Iran’s relations with neighboring Muslim nations. Baku condemned the strike as a “terrorist act,” summoning Iran’s ambassador and […]
Iran said the country had nothing to do with the attack on the airport in Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan.
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