# Azerbaijan
Latest news and articles about Azerbaijan
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Flight Tracks, Helicopters and High Stakes: Why a U.S. Special Forces Deployment to Azerbaijan Matters for Tehran
Flight-tracking evidence that a U.S. MC-130J entered Azerbaijani airspace on 29 January has fuelled claims that American special forces could be preparing operations against Tehran. While the presence of a special-operations transport is significant, concrete plans for a decapitation raid remain unproven; nonetheless, the movement complicates regional security, risks pulling Azerbaijan into a confrontation, and heightens the chance of miscalculation between Tehran, Washington, Moscow and Tel Aviv.
Azerbaijan Detains Three Suspects Allegedly Directed by IS-K to Target an Embassy in Baku
Azerbaijan has arrested three men accused of plotting an attack on a foreign embassy in Baku at the direction of IS‑K. The detainees, born in 2000 and 2005, face charges of preparing terrorist activities as investigations continue and the targeted embassy remains unnamed.