>The mere rumor of an arms deal caused an uproar in Azerbaijan. Caliber.Az, an outlet considered a mouthpiece for Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, asserted that the article was “fake news,” intended to “derail” Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Those bilateral ties have strengthened significantly over the past year, with development of the North-South trade corridor acting as the binding agent.
>“These claims are entirely fabricated,” a commentary published by Caliber.az stated. “It appears that certain actors are intent on sabotaging the burgeoning relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran by spreading false information. This tactic mirrors past efforts to artificially create crises between the two nations.”
This is very telling and for me cements who was behind that fake news.
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When Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan all agree that this was fake news. Not that this was needed, but add in the fact that this made no political sense to begin with, and it goes to show how poorly informed some people here are.
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>The intrigue traces its origins to a July 24 report by a UK-based Iranian opposition media outlet, Iran International, alleging that Tehran has sold $500 million worth of arms, including suicide drones, to Armenia. The source for the piece was “a senior military official in the Middle East” who was granted anonymity for security reasons. Iran International also reported that Iranian-Armenian cooperation involves intelligence cooperation, training “and the establishment of bases on Armenian soil.”
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>Iran International has generated controversy in recent years. According to an investigation published by the Guardian, the outlet has received funding from an offshore entity with links to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Meanwhile, a state-affiliated media outlet in Iran labeled Iran International as a “platform of the Zionist regime [Israel].”
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>Both Iranian and Armenian officials have denied the arms sale report, which seems to blend bitter Middle Eastern rivalries with an unsettled Caucasus conflict to create a potentially combustible geopolitical mixture.
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>The mere rumor of an arms deal caused an uproar in Azerbaijan. Caliber.Az, an outlet considered a mouthpiece for Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, asserted that the article was “fake news,” intended to “derail” Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Those bilateral ties have strengthened significantly over the past year, with development of the North-South trade corridor acting as the binding agent.
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>From Iran’s viewpoint, any such deal would seem to entail large risks and a comparatively low reward. Selling arms to Armenia would be sure to rile Azerbaijan and Russia, two key trade partners along the burgeoning North-South corridor.
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>The mere rumor of an arms deal caused an uproar in Azerbaijan. Caliber.Az, an outlet considered a mouthpiece for Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, asserted that the article was “fake news,” intended to “derail” Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Those bilateral ties have strengthened significantly over the past year, with development of the North-South trade corridor acting as the binding agent.
>“These claims are entirely fabricated,” a commentary published by Caliber.az stated. “It appears that certain actors are intent on sabotaging the burgeoning relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran by spreading false information. This tactic mirrors past efforts to artificially create crises between the two nations.”
This is very telling and for me cements who was behind that fake news.
When Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan all agree that this was fake news. Not that this was needed, but add in the fact that this made no political sense to begin with, and it goes to show how poorly informed some people here are.
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>The intrigue traces its origins to a July 24 report by a UK-based Iranian opposition media outlet, Iran International, alleging that Tehran has sold $500 million worth of arms, including suicide drones, to Armenia. The source for the piece was “a senior military official in the Middle East” who was granted anonymity for security reasons. Iran International also reported that Iranian-Armenian cooperation involves intelligence cooperation, training “and the establishment of bases on Armenian soil.”
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>Iran International has generated controversy in recent years. According to an investigation published by the Guardian, the outlet has received funding from an offshore entity with links to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Meanwhile, a state-affiliated media outlet in Iran labeled Iran International as a “platform of the Zionist regime [Israel].”
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>Both Iranian and Armenian officials have denied the arms sale report, which seems to blend bitter Middle Eastern rivalries with an unsettled Caucasus conflict to create a potentially combustible geopolitical mixture.
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>The mere rumor of an arms deal caused an uproar in Azerbaijan. Caliber.Az, an outlet considered a mouthpiece for Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, asserted that the article was “fake news,” intended to “derail” Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Those bilateral ties have strengthened significantly over the past year, with development of the North-South trade corridor acting as the binding agent.
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>From Iran’s viewpoint, any such deal would seem to entail large risks and a comparatively low reward. Selling arms to Armenia would be sure to rile Azerbaijan and Russia, two key trade partners along the burgeoning North-South corridor.