Azerbaijan denies claims of Israel using its soil in operations against Iran

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 05, 2026 · 435 words · By Nadira Tudor

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Baku called the reports attributed to anonymous sources and unconfirmed by either Azerbaijan or Israel "completely groundless," telling Euronews it had never provided its territory for any action against a third country, including Iran, with which it shares a…

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Why it matters

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry denied claims published by international media on Friday that Israeli military and intelligence personnel allegedly operated from its territory during the ongoing Iran war, calling the reports "completely groundless".

Common ground

"We categorically reject those particular claims mentioned in the article," Aykhan Hajizada, spokesperson and head of the ministry's press service, told Euronews on Friday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Baku has maintained close economic and security ties with Israel since the 1990s.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to evaluate this claim.

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Claim 2: “Azerbaijan withdrew its diplomatic staff from Iran the day after the strike”

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The provided evidence for claim 7 contains general Wikipedia entries about Azerbaijan's history and geography, but no mention of the withdrawal of diplomatic staff on March 6.

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web search NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan is an observer state of the World Trade Organization. The vast majority of the country's population (97%) is Muslim. [26][27] The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

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web search NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan remained under Soviet rule until the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, after which the independent Republic of Azerbaijan was proclaimed. Hostile relations with the neighboring Armenia and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Azerbaijan

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 27, 2023 · Physical map of Azerbaijan showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Azerbaijan.
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/azerbaijan

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Claim 3: “Tensions between Baku and Tehran in the Iran war previously rose on 5 March, when Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave, hitting the terminal of Nakhchivan International Airport and landing near a school in the village of Shakarabad, injuring four civilians.”

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The claim is confirmed by both Wikipedia (2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan) and multiple web search reports detailing the March 5, 2026, drone strikes on the Nakhchivan airport terminal and near a school in Shakarabad.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 March 2026, two one-way attack drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, during the 2026 Iran war. Azerbaijan blamed the attack on Iran, and vowed a response. Iranian officials promise…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Azerba…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nakhchivan International Airport (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: NAJ, ICAO: UBBN) is a civilian airport and Azerbaijani military airbase located in Nakhchivan, the capital of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_International_Airpo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 4: “Baku called the reports attributed to anonymous sources and unconfirmed by either Azerbaijan or Israel "completely groundless,"”

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Multiple web search results from June 5, 2026, confirm that Azerbaijan rejected/denied a CNN report alleging its territory was used for operations against Iran.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Azerbaijan on Friday rejected a CNN report alleging that its territory was used for military and intelligence operations against Iran and ...
https://armenpress.am/en/article/1252092

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Claim 5: “Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry denied claims published by international media on Friday that Israeli military and intelligence personnel allegedly operated from its territory during the ongoing Iran war”

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Web search results from June 6, 2026, confirm that Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry denied claims that Israeli military and intelligence personnel operated from its territory during the Iran war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Müdafiə Nazirliyi) or MN is an Azerbaijani government agency that is associated with the Azerbaijani mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Azerbaija…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan in charge of conducting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(A…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hebrew: מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ, romanized: Misrad HaHutz; Arabic: وزارة الخارجية الإسرائيلية) is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(I…

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Claim 6: “Aykhan Hajizada, spokesperson and head of the ministry's press service, told Euronews on Friday”

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Multiple sources, including the official MFA website and news reports, identify Aykhan Hajizada as the spokesperson and head of the press service for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, to Kadyrov Grozny International Airport near Grozny, Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_824…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Serial arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan (2023–2025) occurred from November 2023, targeting independent media outlets in Azerbaijan. Several criminal cases were initiated following a similar patter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_arrests_of_journalists_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states. It focuses on political, economic, security and counter-terr…
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Claim 7: “Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev called it "an act of terror" and demanded an apology and accountability.”

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While the event of the strike is verified, the provided evidence for claim 5 contains general Wikipedia entries about the Aliyev family and US presidents, but does not contain the specific quote 'an act of terror' from Ilham Aliyev. The original claim is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aliyev family (Azerbaijani: Əliyevlər) is an Azerbaijani political family whose members have held the highest offices in Azerbaijan since the 20th century. The family rose to prominence under Heyd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyev_family

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heydar Ilham oghlu Aliyev (born 3 August 1997) is the youngest child and only son of the incumbent President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and his wife, incumbent Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He has been the leader of the New Azerbaijan Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev

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Claim 8: “Azerbaijan shares a 700-kilometre border [with Iran]”

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that Azerbaijan and Iran share a border of approximately 700 kilometers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Azerbaijan Province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province borders Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil provin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Azerbaijan_province

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Old Azeri (آذری, Āzarī; also spelled Adhari, Azeri or Azari) is the extinct Iranian language that was once spoken in the northwestern Iranian historic region of Azerbaijan (Iranian Azerbaijan) before …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Azeri

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Claim 9: “Tehran denied responsibility and said it would investigate.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports from March 5, 2026, confirm that Tehran denied responsibility for the Nakhchivan drone strike.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 5 March 2026, two one-way attack drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, during the 2026 Iran war. Azerbaijan blamed the attack on Iran, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Azerba…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 ... Azeri president seeks Iran's apology for the drone attack in Nakhchivan, but Tehran denies role in the incident.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/iranian-drones-hit-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 ... A drone has struck the only airport in Nakhchivan, an Azerbaijani exclave bordering Iran. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrgBW5ISUZI

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