So far Azerbaijan is de-escalating, along with other countries in Central Asia, including Turkey. Their interests aren't exactly in line with the DC think tank set.
The prime minister called Trump's war illegal and is not being bullied into joining operations or making equivocal statements of support
They frame the crisis not as an act of war against a UN member state, but as a natural consequence of Tehran’s failure to capitulate unconditionally
They see the military build-up and know that bombing and regime change can have consequences, especially geopolitical ones
The Secretary of State's message on civilizational renewal and self-reliance wasn't too different than Vance's the year before, but it landed much softer.
