BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. May 4. The Temporary
Commission of the Azerbaijani Parliament against Foreign
Interference and Hybrid Threats has issued a statement demanding
CNN to prove its unfounded claims, Trend reports.
The statement noted that the commission calls on the CNN
transnational media company to clarify the groundlessness of the
information provocation against Azerbaijan or present facts to the
public to prove its claims made in the article titled "Israel sent
troops to Azerbaijan during Iran war as part of secret network
across region."
"The Commission against Foreign Interference and Hybrid Threats
states that this information was disseminated with the intent to
undermine the peace process in the Middle East, as well as
Azerbaijan's national interests and international standing, and
constitutes part of a coordinated disinformation campaign.
It must be noted that this is not the first instance of CNN and
similar media outlets conducting a targeted information campaign
against Azerbaijan on the eve of significant diplomatic and
political events, major international gatherings or processes.
Monitoring conducted by the Commission has identified that
immediately following the publication of this article, as a result
of the so-called "opportunistic amplification" tactic, the
anti-Azerbaijan narrative rapidly spread across the majority of
prominent media outlets worldwide, as well as social media
platforms including X, Threads, Facebook, and Telegram, thereby
assuming the character of a full-scale campaign.
The fact that the authors concluded the story by turning to an
individual consistently known for anti-Azerbaijan positions and
previously active in media projects funded by the Soros Foundation
provides reasonable grounds for inferring the origins of this
issue.
As our relevant state agencies have repeatedly stated, no
foreign military forces (troops) or bases are present in our
country, and the use of the territory of Azerbaijan for any hostile
activities directed against third states is categorically
precluded.
The Commission against Foreign Interference and Hybrid Threats
calls upon CNN to either issue a public clarification acknowledging
the groundlessness of this article, or to present verifiable facts
substantiating its claims.
Failing to do so, CNN, by disseminating materials of broad
international reach based on unverified and anonymous sources, will
once again confirm its role as an instrument in information
operations, false narratives, and disinformation campaigns, all of
which are recognized as key components of hybrid threats," the
statement reads.
