Caucasus in March 2026: the most important developments in security
In March 2026, security in the Caucasus was dominated by a drone attack on Azerbaijan on March 5. Azerbaijan accused Iran of striking the airport in the Nakhchivan region, damaging the facility and injuring two civilians. President Ilham Aliyev called the strikes "terrorist" acts, vowed retaliation with "full might" and put the military on high alert; on March 6 he promised an "iron fist" response. Azerbaijan also closed its southern airspace near the Iranian border for 12 hours. Iran denied launching the drones, an official said an investigation was under way and blamed Israel, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected responsibility on March 8.
On March 6 Azerbaijan said it had foiled an Iranian plot to carry out attacks on a synagogue and the Israeli embassy in Baku and had dismantled a related spy cell. Bulgaria evacuated its diplomats from Iran via Azerbaijan.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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