Tehran is concerned about the independent actions of Azerbaijan

Baku/09.21.21/Turan: Imam-juma of the city of Ardabil and the representative of the rahbar (supreme leader) of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the province of Ardabil, the same one who several years ago made outrageous statements about the Khojaly genocide, commenting on the joint exercises of the joint exercises of special forces Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan "Three Brothers - 2021" stated: "The sovereign right of each country to conduct joint military exercises with a partner it prefers, but the context of the organization of the latest trainings is a matter of concern."

"Iran's Supreme National Security Council should authorize the armed forces to use force this side of the Araz," he said. SEPAH (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Eslami - IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - an elite military-political formation, created in 1979 from the paramilitary units of Islamic revolutionary committees, supporters of the leader of Iranian Shiites Ayatollah Khomeini - ed.) Follows to allow exercises along the borders to show them who is who, our strength. Let them be allowed to show the might of Iran, to demonstrate who we are on their own. To understand: "You shouldn't play with the tail of a lion!" he said.

What made Amili burst into philippics against Azerbaijan? According to Imam Jum, an interview with an unnamed Azerbaijani MP was allegedly published in the Turkish newspaper “Yeni Shafag”, where he allegedly predicted that Iran would be wiped off the face of the earth. However, in fact, “Yeni Shafag” did not publish an interview with an Azerbaijani MP predicting the disappearance of Iran from the world map.

What was it? Should Amili's words be understood as Iran's position? Why are the joint military exercises of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan so worried about Tehran?

Political observer Sadraddin Soltan answered these and other questions in the "Difficult Question" program.

According to Soltan, the very existence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, its striving for democracy, for the restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty causes irritation and concern in Iran. Because over 30 million Azerbaijani Turks live in Iran. Their existence has always been a headache for the Iranian leadership, since the Iranian state does not want to ensure their rights as an indigenous people. These people are deprived of even primary schools in their native language. At the same time, the Republic of Azerbaijan has become an example for the 30 million people. The gaining of independence by Northern Azerbaijan gave impetus to the struggle for their rights. Iran, according to the expert, is consistently making every effort to ensure that the Republic of Azerbaijan is mired in its problems and cannot develop.

This is done in order to show its Turks that Azerbaijan is not the best example to follow, that their aspirations and struggle for their rights are insignificant. They say, what did North Azerbaijan manage to achieve after gaining independence? And if you postpone, or if your national rights prevail, in any form, then without Persian culture and Persian rule, you will simply be lost. Because you are not capable of anything. “Through such propaganda, they are trying to ensure that our Iranian brothers have an enduring complex of national inferiority,” Soltan said, adding that they also try to assure our compatriots in Iran that they can easily destroy the Azerbaijani state if they wish.

According to the observer, the liberation of a significant part of the occupied territories by the Republic of Azerbaijan made a great impression on the Iranian Turks. If until yesterday the Karabakh issue was a kind of stigma for them, they say, “what kind of nation are you if you are not able to cope with a handful of Armenians,” today the situation has changed radically. Today, in order to ensure its security, Azerbaijan, together with its allies - Turkey and Pakistan, is increasing its military power. But third countries should not be, before this matter.

According to Soltan, Amili's statement expresses the position and sentiments of the Iranian leadership. Without a command from above, he would not have dared to make such a statement. –0—