Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Accuses Iran of Drone Attack on Nakhchivan; Two Civilians Injured

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry publicly accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack on its Nakhchivan exclave, reporting that one drone crashed near the region’s airport and another near a school; the ministry said two civilians were injured.

“DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack against its exclave of Nakhchivan”

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The statement was presented by Azerbaijan to describe the incidents, highlighting civilian harm and attacks on sensitive infrastructure in the exclave.

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The details come from an AP dispatch published by WRAL that summarises the ministry’s account of the events.

The report notes that Iran had not acknowledged responsibility for any strike on Azerbaijan, and framed the incident within a pattern of expanding attacks linked to the wider war.

The WRAL/AP coverage cautioned that Iran’s attacks “have spread erratically as the war has gone on involving regional countries and beyond.”

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This lack of acknowledgement by Tehran leaves the allegation between official Azerbaijani claims and Iran’s silence, making independent verification critical.

WRAL’s AP excerpt places the Nakhchivan allegation amid a broader surge of regional strikes and counterstrikes reported the same day.

“DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack against its exclave of Nakhchivan”

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It says Iran launched attacks on Israeli and American bases and that Israel announced a “large-scale” attack on Tehran, with air sirens and reported incoming missiles in Israeli cities.

The AP summary describes explosions in Tehran and references Israeli strikes in Lebanon at Hezbollah positions, underlining how the Nakhchivan event was reported as part of a rapidly escalating, multi-front confrontation.

Given that the WRAL/AP piece is the sole source provided here, the available public record in these excerpts is limited: the account is driven by Azerbaijan’s ministry statement and by AP’s summary of other simultaneous attacks, and independent confirmation is not present in the text.

The combination of official Azerbaijani claims and AP’s positioning of the incident within an expanding set of regional strikes means the allegation should be treated as reported by Azerbaijan and reported by AP, pending additional sourcing or confirmation from Tehran, independent monitors, or other parties.

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