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Dorian Jones

Turkey-Azerbaijan alliance strained by opposing stances on Israel

Damage is seen at Nakhchivan International Airport after what Azerbaijan says was a drone attack carried out by Iran on its exclave, in a strike that has raised fears of regional spillover. AP

As Azerbaijan is hit by drone attacks and its security forces claim to have arrested Iranian agents planning attacks against Israeli interests, fears of contagion in the Iranian war are rising. For Turkey, which has a defence alliance with Azerbaijan, its relationship with Baku is complicated by the latter's close ties with Israel.

On 5 March, drones attacked the airport of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Iran.

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