Foreign Affairs: If Iran-Israel-U.S. tensions escalate, Tehran may retaliate militarily against Azerbaijan

Published: 2025-05-26 11:04

"Azerbaijani officials seem to assume that their country’s diplomatic proximity to Israel, and geographic proximity to Iran, will make Baku indispensable to long-term U.S. interests—regardless of who sits in the White House. The government had even signaled a preference for a second Trump administration, calculating that Trump would be tougher on Iran. Yet that alignment carries risks of its own. If tensions grow between Iran, Israel, and the United States, Tehran could lash out at Azerbaijan militarily or by using its influence with Shia clerics to foment internal unrest—particularly if Baku appears to be supporting Israel," writes Foreign Affairs, one of the U.S.’s most influential foreign-policy magazines.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News