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Kyrgyz soldiers by a Belarus-made Pechora-2 BM air defense missile system. Belarus has emerged as one of Kyrgyzstan’s newest arms purveyors amid the latter’s simmering tensions with Tajikistan. (Photo: president.kg)

Perspectives: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan building up for another potential round of fighting

An unusual constellation of outside players taking shape.
Svenja Petersen Aug 28, 2023
Safarli's family staged a protest outside the Iranian embassy in Baku on March 17 (Meydan TV screengrab)

Azerbaijani student charged with espionage in Iran

The Azerbaijani government has once again urged its citizens not to travel to Iran and is trying to secure contact with the student.
Heydar Isayev Jun 7, 2023
Obali lives in Chicago and was reportedly attacked in Santa Clara, California (Gunaz.tv)

Dissident Iranian-Azerbaijani TV chief speaks out after beating in U.S.

Ahmad Obali, a prominent proponent of Azerbaijani nationalism in Iran and virulent critic of the Islamic Republic, refused to speak about who might have attacked him.
Heydar Isayev Jun 6, 2023
India Armenia Iran

Armenia hosts first trilateral meeting with Iranian and Indian officials

The emerging format connects Armenia with two of the countries that have risen in importance for Yerevan as it seeks new sources of security.
Joshua Kucera Apr 21, 2023
Family members of detained Shias spoke to independent media (Meydan TV screenshot)

Mass arrests of religious Shias reported in Azerbaijan

Local rights activists say hundreds of religious Shias have been arrested in recent weeks as pro-government media report on the arrests of "spies" and "traitors" working for neighboring Iran.
Apr 13, 2023
Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Israel on March 29 (Gov.il)

Azerbaijan suggests Iran behind MP's shooting, warns of looming "crisis"

Six people, allegedly with ties to Iran, were detained as suspects in the shooting of MP Fazil Mustafa.
Heydar Isayev Apr 3, 2023
The MP has been a strong critic of Iran (Facebook; Fazil Mustafa)

Azerbaijani MP survives shooting

His outspoken criticism of Iran, and the timing coinciding with the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel led some fellow MPs to point the finger at Tehran.
Heydar Isayev Mar 30, 2023
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi (President.az)

Further strain in Azerbaijan-Iran relations

Azerbaijan sent two notes of protest in the past week to its southern neighbor, with whom relations have been steadily deteriorating.
Heydar Isayev Mar 15, 2023
chess

Turkmenistan: Bear trap

Turkmenistan is looking to Gazprom to deliver new customers, at the risk of further eroding its independence. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Feb 21, 2023
Azerbaijan embassy attack

Baku – unofficially – blaming Iran’s government for carrying out embassy attack

There is a widespread belief in Baku that the attack may have been connected to Azerbaijan’s growing relationship with Israel.
Joshua Kucera Feb 1, 2023
Berdymukhamedov in a fur hat

Turkmenistan: The big chill

It is so cold that Turkmenistan has suspended gas exports to Uzbekistan, Iran and even its most important customer, China. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 17, 2023
Crossing the Aras (photo: MoD Turkey)

Azerbaijan and Turkey in joint military exercises on Iranian border

The drills included a crossing of the river that forms the Azerbaijan-Iran border, mirroring the threat that Iran’s armed forces had made weeks earlier.
Joshua Kucera Dec 7, 2022
Men fly the "South Azerbaijan" flag

Via official media, Iran and Azerbaijan issue escalating threats

Questioning the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, once a taboo topic, is increasingly entering official discourse both in Baku and Tehran.
Joshua Kucera, Ulkar Natiqqizi Nov 9, 2022
Iran Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan detains 19 in plot it blames on Iran

The arrests come as tension between Baku and Tehran has been reaching a peak.
Ulkar Natiqqizi Nov 2, 2022
Aras pontoons

Iran’s military starts “massive” drills on Azerbaijani border

Tehran appears alarmed both by Azerbaijan’s saber-rattling against Armenia and by a new EU monitoring mission to Armenia’s border with Iran.
Joshua Kucera Oct 20, 2022

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