(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 11. CEO of the
lagazetteaz.fr online newspaper, founded by Trend News
Agency in France, Jean-Michel Brun published an article about Iran's continuing propaganda against
Azerbaijan.
The video, which features children dressed in combat uniforms
and singing in Azerbaijani: 'We will punish Azerbaijan for
cooperating with Israel against Iran', was recorded in front of the
Khudafarin bridges linking Azerbaijan with Iran.
'These bridges are crucial symbols for Azerbaijan. Dating, one
from the 11th century, the other from the 13th century, they span
the Araz river which connects Azerbaijan with the North-East of
Iran where 35 million Azerbaijanis live. Khudafarin symbolizes the
historical unity of Azerbaijanis separated in 1828. Occupied for 26
years by Armenia, this bridge notably allowed the Iranians to
transit goods, mainly smuggled, weapons, as well as drugs for the
Armenian armed forces stationed in Karabakh,' said the article.
The liberation of the bridge by the Azerbaijani Army has become
one of the events that sealed its victory over the Armenian
occupiers. In November 2020, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
raised his country's flag on the Khudafarin bridge. Azerbaijan took
control over the route, which caused dissatisfaction with Iran,
which no longer would be able to transport goods along it without
paying customs duties. Moreover, the opening of the Zangazur
corridor will make Iran lose control over trade and transit.
Brun noted that recent events have prompted demonstrations of
force along the 700-kilometer border between the two countries.
'For the Iranian mullahs, who support Armenia for strategic
reasons, good relations between Azerbaijan and Israel are
unacceptable, as they suspect the mentioned relations of being
directed against them. Iran even claims that Azerbaijan allowed
Israel to establish a base on the Iranian border. The strengthening
of Azerbaijan in the region and its alliance with Israel, are of
great concern to the Iranian authorities, who fear an impact on the
Azerbaijanis in the north of Iran, who consider themselves victims
of discrimination,' the article noted.
Furthermore, the article added that Tehran, which believes that
the strengthening of relations between Azerbaijan, Türkiye and
Israel poses a real threat to the country, fears a split within
Iran.
In the author's opinion, despite everything, the possibility of
a protracted conflict is not an acceptable prospect for any of the
countries in the region.