Azerbaijan and Turkey are trying not to aggravate the situation with Iran, caution

While the USA and Israel continue the unprovoked war against Iran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has telephone conversations with the leaders of neighboring countries.

According to “Anadolu”, Pezeshkian had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Erdogan, they discussed the latest regional developments, including the shooting down of an Iranian ballistic missile in Turkish airspace.

Erdogan, according to the report, told Pezeshkian that the violation of Turkish airspace “cannot be justified for any reason” and that “Turkey will continue to take all necessary measures against it.” According to the Turkish side, the telephone conversation took place at the request of Pezeshkian after the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey announced that a ballistic missile launched from Iran, which had entered Turkish airspace, was shot down by NATO air and missile defense systems located in the Mediterranean Sea.

On March 4, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey announced that it had shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran. Erdogan said that Turkey is “negatively affected” by the conflicts in which he is not a party. The Turkish president also emphasized that Ankara does not approve of “illegal interventions” against Iran and Iran’s targeting of countries in the region, adding that targeting brotherly countries “is not in anyone’s interest” and “these actions must be stopped.”

Erdogan emphasized the need to reopen the door of diplomacy and said that Turkey is actively working to promote diplomatic involvement in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also had a conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister.

The day before yesterday, Pezeshkian had a conversation with the leader of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, clarifying that Iran has nothing to do with the attack of Iranian ATS in Nakhichevan. Parallel to all this, Iran maintains a tough rhetoric.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that the discussion of negotiations with the United States is unlikely under the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, also responded to the threat of US President Donald Trump regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

“The Iranian people are not afraid of your empty threats, because those more powerful than you could not eliminate them… So, be careful so that you are not the ones who disappear,” Larijani wrote on the X social network.

Russian analyst Alexander Khramchikhin 168.amtold that Tehran is clearly trying to show that despite the military pressure and the difficult situation, it is ready to maintain the stability of relations with its neighbors and prevent the opening of new fronts, the attempts of which are noted.

According to him, the regional developments show that the South Caucasus is gradually getting involved in the field of influence of the big conflict going on in the Middle East.

“It is also noticeable that Turkey and Azerbaijan, trying to save face after the incidents, are still trying to maintain balance. on the one hand, not to aggravate relations with Iran, on the other hand, not to disrupt their ties with the Western bloc and Israel. Under these conditions, Iran, feeling the military-political pressure, is trying to reduce the tension with its immediate neighbors so that the conflict does not spread to the northern borders,” said Alexander Khramchikhin.

According to him, these developments have a direct impact on Armenia as well. “On the one hand, for Iran, the border with Armenia remains an important strategic direction, which can increase the importance of Yerevan for Tehran. On the other hand, if the conflict between Iran and the Western bloc deepens, the South Caucasus may come under strong geopolitical pressure, where Turkey and Azerbaijan will also play an active role. In those conditions, naturally, Armenia’s political opportunities will become even more limited,” he expressed such a view.

As for the course of the war, the analyst believes that every subsequent war changes the rules of warfare.

According to Alexander Khramchikhin, unfortunately, currently the rules of waging war do not recognize moral taboos, which means that the countries that are waging such a war can no longer blame others for waging war.

“And the role of the US in this matter became significant with its actions against Iran. We already see how the USA behaves, not only military and political objects are being targeted in Iran, but also civilian objects, no matter what the American officials say,” he said. Despite Western assessments, in his opinion, Iran continues to resist effectively. “To put it mildly, the statements about the great successes of the USA on the battlefield do not correspond to reality. The US president talks about ending the war soon, but in reality, after this attack, such a situation has arisen that Iran’s position has hardened, there is no room left for negotiations, and it will be difficult for the US to leave the Iranian front without really great successes. A rather complicated and desperate situation has been created, so I think the situation will continue, but maybe at a certain point it will stop like in the case of the 12-day war,” he said.

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