{"id":2611263,"date":"2026-06-05T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/azerbaijan-denies-report-israel-attacked-iran-from-its-territory\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:23:27","slug":"azerbaijan-denies-report-israel-attacked-iran-from-its-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/azerbaijan-denies-report-israel-attacked-iran-from-its-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan denies report Israel attacked Iran from its territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fazerbaijan-denies-report-israel-attacked-iran-from-its-territory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611263&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Azerbaijani officials have strongly rejected a CNN report alleging that Israel used secret bases in southern Azerbaijan during the recent war with Iran. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">report claimed<\/a> Israeli commandos and Mossad agents operated there to carry out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dni-chief-ufos-seen-that-replicate-technology-unavailable-to-humans\/\" title=\"Former DNI Chief: UFOs Seen That Replicate Technology Unavailable To Humans\">intelligence collection<\/a> and drone assassinations, including the killing of IRGC intelligence chief Rahman Moghaddam in the opening days of the conflict-an assassination the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >report saeid involved<\/a> a drone launched from Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>Baku responded quickly, saying the claims are baseless and that Azerbaijan has never allowed its territory to be used for hostile military or intelligence operations against other states. Azerbaijan\u2019s embassy also reiterated its denial when asked for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The article also recounts additional related allegations and events: CNN said Israeli activity initially was meant to support tasks like rescuing downed airmen and refueling aircraft, and that Azerbaijan may not have been aware of any later expansion. It further describes how, after moghaddam\u2019s death, Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan\u2019s Nakhchivan International Airport, which Azerbaijan condemned as an Iranian \u201cact of terror.\u201d Iranian officials blamed Israel for a \u201cfalse flag\u201d attack to drive wedges between Azerbaijan and Iran, while analysts have long speculated that Israel might use Azerbaijan as a launch point for attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>despite the dispute, the piece notes that Israel and Azerbaijan have close ties sence the 1990s, with Azerbaijan supplying energy and regional access while Israel provides advanced technology, and that recent U.S.-Azerbaijani cooperation has improved in the lead-up to related conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/azerbaijan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3750\">Azerbaijani<\/a> authorities vehemently denied a CNN report claiming <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> carried out advanced intelligence and military operations from its territory during the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel and Azerbaijan have been known to be close allies since the 1990s, but a CNN <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/05\/middleeast\/azerbaijan-israel-iran-war-intl\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/05\/middleeast\/azerbaijan-israel-iran-war-intl\">report<\/a>, citing four sources familiar with the matter, alleged a previously unknown element in their relationship on Friday. According to the report, Israel sent dozens of commandos and Mossad operatives to operate out of secret bases in southern Azerbaijan during the recent war with Iran, operations that extended into intelligence gathering and drone assassinations. It alleged that one of the most pivotal assassinations of the war, which killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence chief Rahman Moghaddam in the opening days of the conflict, was carried out by a drone operated out of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4595684\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-undermine-hezbollah-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel-Lebanon ceasefire could undermine Hezbollah and Iran with state-to-state cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4595781\/iaea-iran-oversight-nuclear-program\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>IAEA\u2019s inability to enter Iran blocks oversight of nuclear program<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4594597\/israel-lebanon-new-ceasefire-hezbollah-cooperation-uncertain\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel and Lebanon announce a new ceasefire, but Hezbollah signaled it won\u2019t cooperate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baku was quick to vehemently deny the report, with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.az\/en\/news\/no24326\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.az\/en\/news\/no24326\">direct response<\/a> from Azerbaijan\u2019s Foreign Ministry hours later that said the claims were \u201centirely baseless and are categorically rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe publication of allegations based on anonymous sources, without presenting any credible evidence while disregarding Azerbaijan\u2019s official position, runs contrary to the principles of objectivity, impartiality, and professional ethics in journalism,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs has been stated on numerous occasions, allegations that Azerbaijan\u2019s territory has been used by any third country for military operations, intelligence activities, or other hostile purposes against another state are completely unfounded. Azerbaijan has never allowed, and will never allow, its territory to be used for such purposes,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When reached for comment, the Embassy of Azerbaijan said it firmly rejects \u201cunfounded claims regarding the alleged use of Azerbaijan\u2019s territory for operations against third countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNN report also claimed Israeli commandos operating out of southern Azerbaijan installed listening devices and other intelligence equipment to spy on Iran, beginning in mid-January. One Israeli base was located roughly 60 miles from the major city of Tabriz, which was targeted by Israel during the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report claimed the Israeli presence in Azerbaijan was initially supposed to be limited to a base to rescue downed airmen and refuel Israeli air force jets. Notably, it said Azerbaijan may not have been aware of the expansion of operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moghaddam, who was accused of plotting to assassinate President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, was killed on March 4. The following day, Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan\u2019s Nakhchivan International Airport, a move condemned in Baku and across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular Guard Telegram channel with over 500,000 followers claimed Guard credit for the strike, claiming it hit a section of the airport where \u201cZionist regime\u201d and U.S. officers were planning attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe drone that was at the Nakhchivan Airport, specifically in a section where Zionist regime and American officers were planning and managing attacks on our country\u2019s infrastructure, was crushed by an Arash-2 drone,\u201d the March 5 message read, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azernews.az\/nation\/255284.html\">viewed by<\/a> AzerNews. \u201cThe enemy sees this for themselves and must know that Iran does not joke or compromise with any party. With a 120 kg warhead and very high destructive power, it is utilized by the Army Ground Force. This was only a warning shot to the mercenary regime and the traitor of Baku.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an address after the attack, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave a harsh denunciation of Iran, saying it committed an \u201cact of terror\u201d against Azerbaijan. He went on to list favorable acts Azerbaijan had recently performed for Tehran, including Aliyev being the only head of state to visit the country\u2019s Iranian Embassy to pay his respects to former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn return for all this, to strike Nakhchivan in an ugly, cowardly, and shameless manner? This stain will never be erased from their ugly face,\u201d Aliyev said, previously saying Iranians were \u201cacting like vile and ungrateful people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though few doubted the drones were Iranian, Iran\u2019s military blamed Israel, claiming it carried out a false flag attack to stir division between the countries. Azerbaijan put its military on high alert, but diplomatic exchanges helped calm the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some military analysts had long speculated Israel was using Azerbaijan to launch attacks against Iran, as far back as 2024. The two established relations shortly after Azerbaijani independence from the Soviet Union, and have each found the relationship indispensable. Azerbaijan supplies much of Israel\u2019s oil and serves as a back door entrance to the Muslim world, while Israel supplies Azerbaijan with much of its cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4481421\/iran-widens-regional-war-with-first-strike-into-azerbaijan\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4481421\">IRAN WIDENS REGIONAL WAR WITH FIRST STRIKE INTO AZERBAIJAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> visited Azerbaijan a few weeks before the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, shoring up the newfound warm U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. The visit probably heightened Guard suspicions that the country\u2019s territory was being used to strike Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S.-Azerbaijani relations have reached an all-time high in recent months, with Washington helping to broker a preliminary peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia on terms heavily favorable to the former.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan strongly denied CNN\u2019s claim Israel ran secret operations from its territory during Iran war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2611264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24318312901987.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39845,32404,3823,4671,32219],"class_list":["post-2611263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-azerbaijan","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-middle-east-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24318312901987.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611267,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611263\/revisions\/2611267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}