Azerbaijan challenges Iran, which the United States does not dare to provoke, who gave him bear heart and leopard guts, and Iran gathered heavy military exercises in anger and advanced at any time.
On September 23, an Iranian helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission in the border area between the two countries when it was suddenly shot by machine guns in Azerbaijan. Although there were no casualties, Iran was furious.
The Iran-Azerbaijan border began to bustle, and on October 1, Iranian troops began large-scale exercises in the areas bordering Azerbaijan, especially near the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Brigadier General Kaiyamas Heidari, commander of the Iranian Army, announced that armored forces, artillery, airborne division helicopters of ground forces will provide air support, drones and electronic warfare units to participate in the exercise. The combat equipment involved included the M109 self-propelled howitzer, the M577 armored vehicle, the M113 armored personnel carrier, and a large number of BMP.
From a distance, the border between Azerbaijan and Iran is calm, and the border area is inhabited by about 1 million ethnic Azerbaijanis. According to some news agencies, there has been significant fighting there, with only small arms used so far and heavy losses on both sides. The situation continues to deteriorate, with Tehran and Baku transporting heavy equipment and weapons to the border.
There are disputes and contradictions between Iran and Azerbaijan in the territory. At the same time, Azerbaijan's relations with Israel are very good, and Azerbaijan has relied on Israel and Turkey to help hit Armenia hard. The reason why Iran is so aggressive is that Azerbaijan has detained some Iranian truck drivers who pass through the road between Kapan and Gris in Karabakh at checkpoints on the road between Karabakh. Two Iranian drivers were arrested here, and tolls were charged for all trucks.
First Iranian and Azerbaijani officials exchanged sharp remarks word for word through the media, and now they are starting to put "trump cards" on the table. In response to a provocative attack on Azerbaijan, Iran's armed forces began conducting new exercises on its northern border on October 1. The maneuver exercise, known as the "Seabal Conqueror," will involve artillery, armored vehicles, drones and helicopters. In fact, it was a fairly powerful legion, ready to break through the borders of Azerbaijan and create a buffer zone of hundreds of kilometers.
The sense of war here is becoming more and more tangible. Iranian military exercises, which are not good for Azerbaijan, good for Armenia.
In the face of Iran's military threat, Azerbaijan is full of confidence. The azerbaijani army has been conducting joint military exercises with the Turkish and Pakistani armies on the territory since September 20, letting the outside world know that the three countries have very close military relations and that if Azerbaijan is attacked, the other two countries will not stand idly by. The joint military exercises of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan, including those in the Caspian Sea region, without identifying hypothetical enemy targets, are also of concern to Tehran. Furthermore, Iran is concerned about israel's presence in Azerbaijan and its impact on the region. How, then, is it possible that in any Middle East conflict there is no "trace of the Jews"?
Azerbaijani-Turkish joint exercises have been held in the Republic of Armenia in Nakhchivan, and the Turkish Navy has also participated in operations in the Caspian Sea. So, "Who's the first to start provoking?" Azerbaijan, of course!
The main focus of the Iranian exercises was the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan, where the Iranians deployed, among other troops, the 16th Tank Division and the 216th Independent Tank Brigade. It must be pointed out that Iranian tanks have advanced more than 400 kilometers forward, and the terrain there is not at all flat, even the Prokhorovka Tank Battle in the Kursk Conference in World War II. During the Battle of Kursk in the Soviet-German War, on July 12, 1943, the 5th Guards Tank Army of the Suvoronezh Front met the 2nd SS Panzer Army at Prokhovka. The Germans had a total of 306 tanks, and the Soviets had 672 tanks and self-propelled guns. The Prokhovka Tank Battle was the largest tank encounter of World War II. Although the Soviets were defeated in this engagement, the heroic resistance of the Soviets still thwarted Hoth's advance on the Southern Front, contributing to the final victory at the Battle of Kursk.
Therefore, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said: The purpose of the exercise is clear, and Iran will not tolerate the presence of Judea israel on its borders, even if it is just a show. The commander of the Iranian army, Brigadier General Mohammad Parkpur, has strongly worded it: "Iran will not tolerate its neighbours becoming sanctuaries and bases for the existence of a hypocritical Zionist regime and its aggressive actions against the republic." “
Israel does have very close commercial and military ties with Azerbaijan, estimated at nearly $10 billion. In Azerbaijan, there are Israeli electronic intelligence stations and drone network centers.
Not surprisingly, Tehran advised Azerbaijan not to break toys.
At the same time, experts from both sides also began a war of words online. An Iranian expert advised Azerbaijan to "not play with lion's tails."
But an expert on Saibai said that while Iran "has 1,000 ballistic missiles, Azerbaijan also has 1,000 ballistic missiles." But Iran may not have time to press the button because Pakistan (why Pakistan?!) A thousand words are omitted here).
However, on 30 September, when the Azerbaijani ambassador to Tehran presented a copy of the credentials to the Iranian Foreign Minister, the mutually open rhetoric was restrained. The Ambassador of Azerbaijan also announced the commencement of inter-State consultations between the two countries. But it is clear that the Israeli issue has not yet disappeared from the veil of both sides.
What about Russia? Who will Putin support? It is obvious that Putin will support Shoigu.