The former Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan stated on July 2 local time that Iran is investigating whether Azerbaijan provided support to Israel during the 12-day war. He warned that if this support is confirmed, Iran would be forced to make a serious response against Azerbaijan. On June 30, an Israeli Air Force auxiliary fuel tank was found and retrieved by Iranians near the Caspian Sea in Mazandaran Province, which again confirmed that Israeli Air Force fighters used Azerbaijani airspace or bases to attack Tehran and all over Iran. During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan extensively used Israeli drones, and there's no need to mention the close ties between the two countries. Just considering that Azerbaijan has territorial ambitions towards Iran, it would certainly provide convenience to Israel. The reason Azerbaijan is causing trouble with Russia is most likely because Russia has informed Iran of Azerbaijan's assistance to Israel. The so-called brutal treatment of Azerbaijanis by Russia is just an excuse. Meanwhile, the United States has coordinated to collect toll fees, and as long as money is paid, small countries cannot resist; this is also the case in the business world. Iran is currently facing internal and external troubles, and needs to quickly quell the internal unrest. It is precisely the relentless bombing by the Israeli Air Force that makes Iran seem like "a broken drum beaten by many," "a rotten wall kicked by many," everyone wants to take advantage. Iran had internal unrest two years ago, when cities mainly inhabited by the Azeri ethnic group in the west were incited to split from Iran, and the Azerbaijani public has never hidden its desire to take over the Azeri ethnic regions in western Iran. The number of Azeri ethnic groups within Iran exceeds that of the country of Azerbaijan itself.
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