The Iranian army carried out military shipments to the Azerbaijani border line on Sunday, April 2, at night.
Immediately afterwards, the Twitter account of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards shared a red flag, meaning a declaration of war or retaliation.
While Iran seems to be openly threatening Azerbaijan with these moves, it is known that political scientists agree with the same view.
So much so that Iran’s moves such as holding exercises frequently in the border region of Azerbaijan and trying to cross the Aras river are considered as an indication that it is to give a message and an intimidation to Azerbaijan.
On the other hand, an attack was also carried out on the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran on January 27, 2023 in the recent past, while the security chief was killed and 2 security guards were injured in this attack. On March 28, 2023, an assassination attempt was made against Azerbaijani Deputy Fazil Mustafa. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed Iran for the assassination.
On March 29, 2023, Azerbaijan opened an Embassy in Israel.
Finally, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kenani, in a statement on March 31, claimed that the two countries “formed a common front against Iran” after the joint press conference between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov.
“These statements are another evidence of the Zionist regime’s bad intentions to turn the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan into a threat area,” he said.
The dangerous steps of Iran, one of Armenia’s most important political allies and commercial partners, “does it invite Azerbaijan to war?” brought questions to mind.