The Jerusalem Post: Nakhchivan is seen in Baku and Washington as a key link in the Zangezur Corridor

Published: 2026-03-06 12:42

"Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev condemned an Iranian drone strike on the country’s exclave of Nakhchivan, calling it a 'terrorist act’ and warning that Azerbaijan would respond... Nakhchivan is seen in Baku and Washington as a key link in the Zangezur Corridor, a proposed trade route intended to connect Azerbaijan and Central Asia with Europe while reducing reliance on routes that pass through Russia and Iran. In Tehran, the project is viewed as a strategic challenge, and the strike on the exclave is being interpreted in that context," The Jerusalem Post writes.

"Officials in Baku say an attack on Azerbaijan is also an attack on a Muslim-majority country with close ties to Israel and a long-standing relationship with its Jewish community," the newspaper adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News