US EditionIranian drones hit airport in Azerbaijan’s exclave as US-Israel war widens
- Azerbaijan reported on March 5, 2026, that Iranian-launched drones struck Nakhchivan, hitting Nakhchivan International Airport and a school in Shakarabad, injuring two civilians.
- The strike comes as the wider war that began on February 28 has spread beyond the Middle East, with Nakhchivan sitting about 10 kilometers from Iran and its ties to Israel raising Tehran's concerns.
- Video circulating online appeared to show a drone striking the Nakhchivan International Airport terminal and causing visible damage, while emergency services responded and the school was evacuated.
- Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes, summoned Mojtaba Demirchilou, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, and Baku placed troops on high alert while the Ministry of Defence prepared response measures.
- The incident increases the risk that the war will widen as U.S. and Israeli strikes continue, disrupting commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while China sends envoy Zhai Jun to mediate.
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Azerbaijan vows retaliation after alleged Iran drone attack
Officials in Azerbaijan said Thursday it would retaliate against Iranian drone strikes on its territory as tensions in the Middle East escalate. Its foreign ministry said Tehran targeted portions of land within the exclave of Nakhchivan and successfully struck the Nakhchivan International Airport while another drone crashed near a school building in the village of…
The port of call is located in the Azera enclave in Armenian territory. There would be at least two wounded
The Iranian response to the war unleashed by the United States and Israel has spread to the Caucasus, one of the two narrow strips through which all flights between Europe and Asia currently pass. Azerbaijan has announced the closure of its southern airspace with Iran for 12 hours and has alerted its Armed Forces after several drones reached the airport of the Azerbaijani capital of Najichevan on Thursday, causing four injuries. The air base is …
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