Azerbaijan's third batch of humanitarian aid has been sent to Iran.
200 tons of food, medicine, and medical supplies were sent from Azerbaijan to Iran today. This shipment marks the third humanitarian aid shipment from Azerbaijan since the outbreak of hostilities in the neighboring country.
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 then promised humanitarian aid to Iran. On March 10, trucks carrying 30 tons of humanitarian aid were sent from Baku 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.
Today, Azerbaijan sent 10 trucks carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran. Of this, 190 tons are food and other supplies, seven tons are medicines, and three tons are medical supplies, APA reports.
Representatives of the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the State Reserves Agency of Azerbaijan have traveled to Iran to accompany and deliver the humanitarian aid, Trend reports.
This is already the third batch of humanitarian aid from Azerbaijan to Iran, Report reported today.
The second batch of humanitarian aid was sent from Azerbaijan to Iran on March 18. That day, five trucks delivered 82 tons of cargo, including 76 tons of food, four tons of medicine, and two tons of medical supplies, the agency reported.
Following this, on April 2, Masoud Pezeshkian called Ilham Aliyev and "expressed gratitude" for the humanitarian aid. Ilham Aliyev assured that humanitarian aid to Iran will continue and emphasized that another batch of humanitarian aid will be sent soon, the agency reported on April 2.
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 had been suspended on March 5. "The resumption of flights means that air traffic safety is guaranteed. Apparently, the Iranian side provided such assurances," a 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".