Azerbaijans military is mobilizing on the orders of President Ilham Aliyev who has instructed the Azeri military to retaliate against Iran.
Azerbaijan vows retaliation after Iran’s ‘terrorist’ strikes
- Four people injured after at least four drones cross from Iran into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhichevan
- President Ilham Aliyev says his country's military have been instructed to 'prepare and carry out retaliatory measures'
BAKU: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev accused Iran of “terrorism” and threatened retaliation after drone attacks Thursday wounded four people — an incident that could drag yet another country into the Middle East war.
Tehran denied the allegation and blamed Israel, Azerbaijan’s ally, of trying to stage a provocation.
The midday attacks involved at least four drones that crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhichevan bordering Iran, Baku said.
“Today a terrorist act was carried out from the Iranian side against the territory of Azerbaijan,” Aliyev told a hastily convened security council meeting.
Azerbaijan’s military “have been instructed to prepare and carry out retaliatory measures ... placed on mobilization level number one, and must be ready to conduct any operation,” he said.