Azerbaijan

Is a new insurgency brewing? Kurdish rebels clash with IRGC in major border escalation - analysis

Tasnim News, which is an IRGC-affiliated network, reported that “two members of Iran’s IRGC were killed and two others were injured in an ‘armed terrorist attack.'"

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria, July 3, 2017.
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'Distortion of historical facts': Azerbaijan decries Israel's recognition of Armenian Genocide

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf walks down the stairs of an airplane after arriving at Muscat Airport in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026; illustrative.

MoU a 'declaration of defeat' by US, new era rises in the Middle East, says Iran parliament speaker

Jewish National Hero of Azerbaijan Albert Agarunov

Pro-Iran narratives target Azerbaijan’s Jewish war hero amid Israel-Baku disinformation row


Trump announces peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

The deal between the South Caucasus rivals - assuming it holds - would be a significant accomplishment for the Trump administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands between each other during a trilateral signing event, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025.

'Historic day for Armenia, Azerbaijan': Trump to host leaders for peace signing ceremony

The US president added that his administration has been engaged with both Armenia and Azerbaijan "for quite some time," and that the two leaders would join him at the White House.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev meet in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates July 10, 2025.

Israeli, Syrian officials to meet in Azerbaijan to discuss situation in southern Syria - report

Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani are scheduled to attend the meeting, which will focus on the security situation in southern Syria.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks during a press conference in Damascus, May 20, 2025; illustrative.

Israel can draw lessons from Azerbaijan's diplomatic strategy - opinion

Azerbaijan offers a valuable and practical model, both in post-conflict recovery and in the realms of societal resilience and foreign policy.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2023.

Azerbaijan belongs in the Abraham Accords - this is why - opinion

Aliyev’s public praise of Trump is not just rhetoric. It reflects decades of quiet strategic ties with Israel and a rare opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords eastward.

Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, seen at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, July 9, 2025

What is Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s real strategy? - analysis

It seems that there is now concern in Washington that Damascus is not able to hold things together. Israel has played a complex role in this.

 Ahmed Al-Sharaa standing atop Mount Qasioun, overlooking the fall of Damascus, December 9, 2024.

Archaeologists uncover 3,800-year-old kurgan tomb in Azerbaijan

Inside the kurgan is a three-chamber vault. The first holds a warrior leader buried semi-flexed, holding a rare four-pronged bronze spearhead - an extraordinary archaeological find.

 Archaeologists uncover 3,800-year-old kurgan tomb in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, Russia, and Iran: Redrawing strategic boundaries - opinion

Azerbaijan is helping to rewrite the geopolitical script of the South Caucasus through its evolving foreign policy.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the Kremlin last month. Azerbaijan has been redefining its traditional relationships with Russia and Iran, says the writer.

Syrian president visits Azerbaijan to strengthen energy, diplomatic ties - analysis

In a sign of warming ties, Syria’s new leadership is turning to Azerbaijan for support on energy, education, and post-conflict reconstruction.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with President of Azerbaijan’s Republic Ilham Aliyev, July 12, 2025.

Armenia, Azerbaijan hold substantive talks to end four decades of conflict

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads since the late 1980s when Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan.

 A checkpoint of Azerbaijani law enforcement officers in Stepanakert city, known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan, following a military operation conducted by Azeri armed forces and a further mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, October 2, 2023