{"id":325757,"date":"2026-03-06T23:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/325757\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:12:13","slug":"azerbaijan-says-it-foiled-iranian-terror-attacks-on-synagogue-israeli-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/325757\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan says it foiled Iranian terror attacks on synagogue, Israeli embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKU \u2014 Azerbaijan said on Friday it had foiled a series of Iranian terror attacks on its territory, including against the Israeli embassy in Baku, a synagogue and Jewish community leaders.<\/p>\n

Israel has warned of \u201cconcrete threats\u201d of Iranian attacks on Israeli civilians and missions around the world, and security for Jewish sites has been upped in many countries amid the war, due to the potential of Iranian-led terror. Azerbaijan has a Jewish population generally estimated at some 7,000-10,000.<\/p>\n

The Azeri accusation came a day after Baku accused Iran of firing drones at an Azerbaijani border region, an incident that has sparked fears of the Middle East war spilling over into the Caucasus.<\/p>\n

In a video statement, Azerbaijan\u2019s state security service said it had \u201cprevented terrorist acts and intelligence operations in Azerbaijan organized by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).\u201d<\/p>\n

Also among the planned targets was the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which runs through neighboring Georgia and Turkey and carries around a third of Israel\u2019s oil imports, it said.<\/p>\n

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At least seven Azerbaijani nationals have been detained in connection with the probe, it said.<\/p>\n

Iran made no immediate public comment on Azerbaijan\u2019s accusations.<\/p>\n

The United States and Israel began strikes against Iran on Saturday, killing its supreme leader and sparking retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.<\/p>\n

The war, now in its seventh day, has embroiled nations beyond the region and upended the world\u2019s energy and transport sectors.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan said on Friday it was withdrawing diplomatic staff from Iran.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tFile: Police stand guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran, January 27, 2023 (AFP)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process applies to both the embassy in Tehran and the consulate in Tabriz,\u201d Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s attacks involved at least four drones that crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan\u2019s exclave of Nakhchivan bordering Iran.<\/p>\n

One hit the airport and another exploded near a school, Baku said. Four people were wounded.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev accused Iran of \u201cterrorism\u201d and threatened retaliation.<\/p>\n

The general staff of Iran\u2019s armed forces said it had not carried out the attack and pointed the finger at Israel.<\/p>\n

Iran has long expressed concern that Israel \u2014 a close ally of Azerbaijan and a key arms supplier \u2014 could use Azerbaijani territory to stage attacks on it. In June 2025, Azerbaijan reassured Tehran that it would not allow such use of its territory after Israel launched a large-scale strike on Iranian targets. Tehran has historically been wary of separatist sentiment among its ethnic Azerbaijani minority, which makes up around 10 million of Iran\u2019s 83 million citizens.<\/p>\n


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