This handout photograph released by The Press Office of the Presidency of Turkey on November 11, 2022, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) talks with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (C), and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as they visit the Registan Square within the ninth Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States at 'Eternal City' Convention Center in Samarkand. - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on November 11, in Uzbekistan the Turkic states of Central Asia, a major energy and trade crossroads, to strengthen their cooperation, at a time when Russia is bogged down in its invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Press Office of the Presidency of Turkey / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO - PRESS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY OF TURKEY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS AFP - HANDOUT
This week Turkey held joint military exercises with Azerbaijan on Iran's border, as its Baku warns Tehran it will not be intimated. With anti-government protests continuing in Iran, Tehran is being accused of escalating regional tensions.
Iran is faces growing accusations from its neighbors that it's deliberately raising regional tensions. Tehran has recently carried out military exercises on Azerbaijan's border and warned Baku not to incite Iran's significant Azeri minority.
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