Its ambassador to Russia told RT that the Nakhchivan incident could be part of a wider effort to pin the blame on Tehran.
Iran did not carry out a drone attack on Azerbaijan, and it may itself have been the target of a broader provocation “Zionist Regime” Tehran Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.
Drones flying from the direction of Iran crashed into the terminal building of Nakhchivan International Airport, Azerbaijani officials said on Thursday. Another UAV reportedly crashed near a school in a nearby village, injuring two civilians. Tehran has denied any involvement.
Speaking to RT, Jalali referred to a statement by the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces on a few occasions “The other side is directing the drones.”
“We have not hit Nakhchivan, and there is no reason to attack” He said. “It is possible that the Zionist regime and others have taken these steps to involve us with our neighboring countries.”
Baku has called for a strike “act of terrorism” Blaming Tehran and demanding an apology. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he must be responsible and that his country must pledge “Revenge.”
Iranian officials have repeatedly said that the strikes are directed only at countries that host military bases belonging to Tehran’s opponents, and that they do not want confrontation with neighboring states.
Jalali also rejected Pentagon claims that Iran had left “very weak” and has “No Missiles Left” After the US-Israeli bombing campaign that started last Saturday. Tehran carried out the attack after the retaliatory attack on Gulf states that host US bases, including Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The Ambassador said that such statements are part of the enemy “Psychic Warfare” designed “To impose their own narratives.”
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Iran since the campaign began, including civilians, according to monitoring groups. More than 160 schoolchildren were killed in the strike on a primary school in Minab, which Tehran blamed on Israel. The initial attacks on Saturday killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and several senior officials. At least 12 people were killed in Israel after Iran’s retaliatory attack. Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least 72 people.
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