Iran urges Azerbaijan to investigate reports of Israeli drone use during conflict

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday called on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to investigate reports that Israeli drones may have entered Iranian airspace via Azerbaijani territory during the recent conflict with Israel.

In a phone call, Pezeshkian stressed the need for verification of claims that drones and micro-UAVs linked to Israel crossed into Iran from Azerbaijan.

According to Iran’s readout of the call, Aliyev denied reports that Azerbaijan allowed its airspace to be used in attacks against Iran.