Unpredictability over whether the US will strike Iran is raising concerns for neighbouring Azerbaijan, but it has not discussed the issue with Washington, a senior government official told The National.
“The situation is not predictable and you will have difficulty to properly assess all of the threats and challenges that can emanate from that,” Hikmat Hajiyev, head of foreign policy affairs for Azerbaijan’s presidency, said in an interview in Baku.
Azerbaijan, an energy-rich country in the South Caucasus between Iran and Russia, feels like it is sandwiched between “two world wars”, said Mr Hajiyev.
“There is a Russia-Ukrainian war happening just over here, and also Iran and the Middle East, Israel and Iran confrontation and the United States’ involvement in that confrontation,” he said.
Fears of another US-Iran conflict grew on Wednesday as Washington renewed threats of military strikes on the regime. President Donald Trump said a “massive armada” in the shape of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was heading towar
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