BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. Regional countries
must take immediate and decisive action to counter the attempts by
the US and Israel aimed at spreading conflict to the Caspian Sea
and the South Caucasus, the statement of the Embassy of Iran in
Azerbaijan says, Trend reports.
“Following the suspicious drone strike in Nakhchivan, attacks
targeting Iranian ports and commercial shipping in the Caspian Sea,
as well as threats to civil aviation safety over the Caspian, the
US and Israel have launched strikes against areas of Iran bordering
the Republic of Azerbaijan, including the Mughan Plain," the
statement emphasized.
The diplomatic mission declared the necessity of combating
Israel’s attempts to expand the scope of the war to the Caspian Sea
and the Caucasus.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military
operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran.
The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from
the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes
reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale
retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S.
facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly.
Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to
vessels it deems necessary.
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