Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region (Image: X)
Azerbaijan has announced it "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures" after the Nakhchivan Airport was struck by an Iranian drone. Harrowing footage emerging on Thursday morning shows the airport in the Azeri exclave, which borders Iran, being struck, with further footage showing heavy damage at the terminal's roof.
Azerbaijan has also accused Iran of firing another drone, this time near a school. Condeming the attack, the Azeri Foreign Ministry has claimed two civilian were injured, and said it has summoned the Iranian ambassador to issue a strong protest.
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Damages at the Nakhchivan International Airport following a drone attack (Image: AP)
Comments from Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar said “Iran has long been accusing the Azeri government of turning Azerbaijan into an Israeli spy base”.
Azerbaijan TV channel shows airport video
This video from the public television channel in Azerbaijan shows the damged caused by the drone attack on the Nakhchivan airport.
Structural damage at the airport
The airport suffered structural damage, and parts of the ceiling and walls partially collapsed.
Moment drone falls near a school
An Italian correspondent from Turkey, shared this short clip circulating online, showing the moment a second drone fell in Nakhchivan near a school building, reportedly injuring two.
Photos from the airport
Photos of the damaged airport are circulating on X.
Today, drone attacks were carried out against the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. pic.twitter.com/CmYWy8R7Ma
As reported by Al Jazeera, the land corridor, dubbed the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP), gave the US development rights for the proposed route connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave and creating a passage between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Iran has opposed this route, also called Zangezur corridor, fearing it would cut the country off from Armenia and the rest of the Caucasus while bringing potentially hostile foreign forces close to its borders, the media outlet also explained.
Info on Nakhchivan
Nakhchivan is an Azerbaijani exclave that borders Iran, Turkey, and Armenia.
It is separated from the main Azerbaijani territory by a narrow strip of Armenian land. It is an autonomous republic, but still politically part of Azerbaijan.
Nakhchivan was part of a US-brokered peace deal signed last yeae between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Second drone crashed near village school
More information are emerging about the second drone that crashed near a school in Azerbaijan.
It happened in the village of Shekarabad, injurying two people, according to initial reports.
Video shows smoke coming from airport building
Another short clip circulating online shows smoke rising from the airport building after the drone attack.
Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan has reportedly been hit by an Iranian drone, marking the first direct attack on Azerbaijan amid the escalating regional conflict. pic.twitter.com/IStrzC0vK8
Azerbaijan are now demanding that the "Islamic Republic of Iran clarify the above issue within a short period of time, provide an explanation, and take the necessary and urgent measures to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future".
Two injured in drone attack, Ministry of Foreign Affairs says
Jeyhun Bayramov, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Azerbaijan, said two civilians were injured as he accused Iran of firing another drone, in an area near a school.
Clip of drone striking the airport circulating on social media.
Here is a short clip that captured the moment the drone hit the airport.
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The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident at Nakhchivan Airport in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan - adding the country "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures
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