Iran army holds drill near Azerbaijan border amid tensions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : But why now, and why on our border?" he said, pointing out that this would be the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union that Iran is making such a show of force so close to the border.
42% : Iran has openly said it is concerned about Azerbaijan's close military ties with its arch-foe Israel, whose provision of high-tech assault drones and other equipment to the Azeri army is thought to have helped tip the balance in its favour during its 44-day war with Armenian forces last year.
40% : Welcoming Azerbaijan's new envoy to Tehran on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned that Iran "does not tolerate the presence and activities of the Zionist regime against its national security and will do whatever necessary in this regard".
40% : During the military drill on Friday, Kioumars Heydari, the commander of the Iranian army's ground forces, told state TV that Iran is also concerned about the presence of fighters that Azerbaijan brought in during last year's fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
39% : "The Islamic Republic of Iran has never started any invasion.

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