"One drone struck the terminal building of the airport in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shakarabad, the ministry said. It added that the attack injured two civilians and caused material damage at the airport. The ministry demanded a clear explanation from Iran and said the country reserves the right to take appropriate response measures."
"Nakhchivan, bordering Iran and Turkiye, was part of a historic US-brokered peace deal signed last year between former deadly foes Armenia and Azerbaijan. The land corridor, dubbed the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), gave the US development rights for the proposed route connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave and creating a passage between Armenia and Azerbaijan."
"Iran has long opposed the planned transit route, also known as the Zangezur corridor, fearing it would cut the country off from Armenia and the rest of the Caucasus while bringing potentially hostile foreign forces close to its borders. Iran has long been accusing the Azeri government of turning Azerbaijan into an Israeli spy base."
Iranian drones attacked Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on Thursday, with one striking the airport terminal and another falling near a school in Shakarabad village. The attack injured two civilians and caused material damage. Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the strikes, demanded explanation from Iran, and reserved the right to respond appropriately. The incident summoned the Iranian Ambassador. Nakhchivan borders Iran and Turkey and was included in last year's US-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Iran opposes the planned Zangezur corridor transit route through the region, fearing it would isolate Iran from Armenia and the Caucasus while bringing potentially hostile foreign forces near its borders. Iran has accused Azerbaijan of becoming an Israeli spy base and threatened action if Azerbaijan continued undermining Iranian security.
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