High alert for Iranian disruption of Herzog visit to Azerbaijan

The Jerusalem Post reports: “President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Azerbaijan was planned with even greater levels of security than usual, amid concerns that Iran would attempt to disrupt the visit.

The Iranian border with Azerbaijan is about 100 km from the capital, Baku.

‘Azerbaijan is a neighbor of Iran, a destabilizing force in the region seeking to undermine Israeli alliances of peace and security in the region,’ Herzog said on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport.

The Shi’ite Muslim country, which opened an embassy in Israel earlier this year is ‘a friendly state, a key state with a lot of areas of cooperation,’ Herzog said. ‘Visiting Azerbaijan is a dream come true for me and my nation,’ Herzog said. ‘This is a Muslim country with a Shia majority, yet love and affection between our nations are examples of how we can move forward.’…”

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