Proposals to include Azerbaijan in the Abraham Accords framework raise Iran's concerns

Published: 2025-03-10 05:37

"Strengthening the Israeli-Azerbaijani energy alliance and proposals to add Azerbaijan to the Abraham Accords framework raises concerns in Tehran, which views these ties as a threat to the regime’s security. Azerbaijan is, in many respects, Tehran’s “worst nightmare”. Secular and tolerant of its minorities, Baku is managing to further its geopolitical ambitions without resorting to Shi’a Islamist militancy and the “Death to Israel, Death to America” politics and policies that have been the hallmark and rallying cry of the Tehran regime. In stark contrast, Baku is cultivating a thriving cooperation with the Jewish State and signaling that it is open for business with the U.S. and Europe. The Jewish minority population in Azerbaijan feels secure, while the large population of ethnic Azeris in northwestern Iran, numbering between 12 and 20 million, is a constant source of worry for Tehran,"  according to Forbes magazine.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News