Azerbaijan sent 30 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran
Trucks carrying food, medicine, water, and essential supplies were sent from Baku to Iran today.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on March 8, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian assured Ilham Aliyev in a telephone conversation that Iran had nothing to do with the drone attack on Nakhchivan. The Azerbaijani President announced his intention to provide humanitarian aid to Iran.
On March 5, four people were injured in a drone attack on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Ilham Aliyev called the attack "a deliberate terrorist attack by Iran." Iran's deputy foreign minister stated that the Islamic Republic had not launched any strikes on Azerbaijan. Baku will initially limit itself to diplomatic and political measures, avoiding direct military escalation, Azerbaijani analysts suggested.
This morning, a batch of humanitarian aid allocated by the Azerbaijani government was sent from Baku to Iran, a representative of the Cabinet of Ministers told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
"This decision was made following a telephone conversation held on March 8 between the presidents of the two countries, in order to meet the current needs of the friendly and neighboring Iranian people," he said.
The humanitarian aid includes 10 tons of flour, six tons of rice, 2.4 tons of sugar, more than four tons of water, about 600 kg of tea, as well as about two tons of medicines and medical supplies, as well as other essential items - a total of about 30 tons, a representative of the State Reserves Agency told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Azerbaijan.
According to him, the humanitarian aid was sent by road and will cross the Iranian border by midday.
As a reminder, on March 9, Azerbaijani authorities lifted restrictions on cargo transportation across the border with Iran, imposed on the day of the drone attack on Nakhchivan. Furthermore, Azerbaijan Airlines announced the resumption of regular flights between Baku and Nakhchivan, which were suspended on March 5. "The resumption of flights means that air traffic safety is guaranteed. Apparently, the Iranian side provided such assurances," the Baku-based political scientist explained to the "Caucasian Knot."
On February 28, Israel and the United States began strikes against Iran. Donald Trump announced the start of a large-scale military operation. In response, Iran launched attacks on Israel, American military installations, and civilian targets in the Middle East, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Key Issues on the Impact of the Military Conflict with Iran on the Caucasus."
Baku has declared its refusal to allow strikes on Iran, while Ilham Aliyev has expressed a willingness to help reduce tensions. Analysts considered Azerbaijan's position pragmatic.
The Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on the impact of military action in Iran on the Caucasus on the thematic page "Iran: War Is Near".