Middle East
Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel's secret military partner?
A new report suggests someone wants to burn Baku's plausible deniability, which puts it in hot water with its Iranian neighbor
June 09, 2026
A new report suggests someone wants to burn Baku's plausible deniability, which puts it in hot water with its Iranian neighbor
Trump's ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria has earned a mixed reception for his unconventional diplomatic approach
Relations between the two Middle East powers are about to blow — or at least the media says — amid wars in Iran and Lebanon
They may not have the ability to stop the Iran war, but leaders from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, meeting in Islamabad, are going to try
Erdogan knows he is sitting on a geopolitical tinder box, with a long war threatening Kurdish uprisings, refugees, and a possible showdown with Israel
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.
