Azerbaijan, Turkey to hold military exercise near Iran border
(Worthy News) – Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold a military exercise in Azerbaijan near the border with Iran from Tuesday to Friday, amid heightening tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
The exercise, titled “Unshakable Brotherhood,” is being conducted in order to “develop friendship, cooperation and coordination between the Turkish and Azerbaijani Land Forces.” [ Source (Read More…) ]
Iran to Challenge ‘Presence of Israel’ With Military Exercises on Border With Azerbaijan
Iran is set to hold military exercises on its border with Azerbaijan in an attempt to challenge what it claims is “the presence of the Zionist regime” in the area.
The exercises include a large amount of materiel, such as armored units and attack helicopters, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Azerbaijan has relatively warm relations with Israel, which include oil supplies to the Jewish state from Azerbaijan and military aid to Azerbaijan from Israel. This in stark contrast to Iran’s theocratic regime, which regularly calls for the genocide of Israel’s Jews and engages in crude antisemitic propaganda. [ Source: Algemeiner (Read More…) ]