Gulf International Forum: Azerbaijan will not grant authorization to Israel or America to use its territory against Iran

Published: 2025-04-07 06:48

"Prime Minister Netanyahu is looking for a more profound partnership format that includes Azerbaijan and other potential partners, thus forging an alliance against Iran and simultaneously pressuring the Trump administration to take countermeasures. However, despite assurances from Washington, President Trump recently underlined that he would prefer to make a deal with Tehran, though he would not take military action off the table if such negotiations failed. It is no secret that the Netanyahu cabinet hopes such talks will fail—and it has worked hard to persuade the Trump administration to participate in joint strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities while it is at its most vulnerable.

In this regard, Azerbaijan’s borders with Iran, its access to the Caspian basin, its military-technical and intelligence capabilities, and its information channels have emboldened the United States and Israel to intensify backstage negotiations with Baku. Nevertheless, it is clear that Azerbaijan will not grant authorization to Israel or America to use its territories as a platform to attack Iranian targets. Although Azerbaijan’s distrust toward Iran skyrocketed dramatically in the aftermath of the 2020 diplomatic confrontation and the terror attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran in 2023, the Aliyev administration appears unwilling to directly become involved in a war against its much larger southern neighbor." This was reported by the Washington-based think tank Gulf International Forum.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News