Baku, March 5, 2026 (AFP) - Azerbaijan president vows retaliation after Iran 'terrorist' drone strike

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2026-03-05

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused Iran of 'terrorism' and threatened retaliation after four people were wounded on Thursday in drone attacks on an airport and near a school that Aliyev blamed on his country's neighbour. "Today a terrorist act was carried out from the Iranian side against the territory of Azerbaijan," Aliyev told a security council meeting. Azerbaijan's military "have been instructed to prepare and carry out retaliatory......

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