Azerbaijan closes airspace for 12 hours after accusing Iran of attack

Azerbaijan closed part of its airspace in the south on Thursday (5) after claiming that four Iranian drones crossed its border.

The for 12 hours, according to a notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by Azerbaijan.

The is about 10 km from the border with Iran.

Understand the case

Missiles and drones flying in the direction of Iran fell on the territory of the airport on Thursday (5), a source close to the Azerbaijani government told Reuters.

Azerbaijan stated that two were injured and that it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to present a strong protest.

In a statement, the government condemned the attacks, demanded explanations from Iran and stated that Azerbaijan reserves the right to adopt “appropriate response measures”.

of Iran. Afterwards, Iran’s Armed Forces denied having , said state media.

deny having attacked Azerbaijan with drones, says state media.

What is happening in the Middle East?

The United States and Israel began a meeting on Saturday (28), amid tensions over the Iranian nuclear program.

The ayatollahs’ regime began, including: United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq.

On Sunday, caused by US and Israeli attacks.

Following the announcement of Khamenei’s death, . The , stated that the Persian country considers .

In response, Trump threatened Iran against retaliatory strikes, . The attacks between the parties continue this Sunday.

The day before, Trump had already stated that “uninterruptedly throughout the week or however long it takes to achieve our goal of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, IN FACT, THE WORLD!”

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