CBN News: Azerbaijan wants to stand with Israel and other countries seen as enemies of Iran
Published: 2025-03-29 10:05
"Azerbaijan, a Shia Muslim nation bordering Iran, maintains strong ties with Israel, sharing intelligence, energy deals, and military cooperation—positioning itself as a strategic partner and key player in the region. We often hear more about Shia Muslims in the context of being the majority in Iran and their focus on destroying Israel. One Shia Muslim country, however, wants to stand with Israel and other countries seen as enemies of Iran." This was reported by the Jerusalem bureau of CBN News, an American news outlet belonging to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), one of the world’s largest broadcasting corporations.
"For Azerbaijan, Israel is a key element for the establishment of an anti-Iranian bloc, in order to preserve its own security... On one hand, I think in Washington, they understand the role of Azerbaijan, what the country is. On the other hand, many subjects believe that Washington doesn't appreciate cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan enough... Adding, of new countries to Abrahamic Accords, it's also adding, new forces, new subjects to what they call, Middle Eastern NATO... Azerbaijan is the first in line," said Israeli professor Ze'ev Khanin in an interview with CBN News.
Khanin is a co-author of two influential policy papers published in January and February by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), which sparked widespread media discussion in Israel, the United States, India, Iran, and Armenia about Azerbaijan’s growing significance in the regional security architecture of the Jewish state (https://besacenter.org/azerbaijan-one-of-the-pillars-of-israels-regional-security/ ;
By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News