BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A senior Iranian general has warned Azerbaijan about getting too close to Israel, underlining fears in Tehran that the Jewish state could use Iran's northern neighbor to launch pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear program.
Israel has been quietly building intelligence and military links with oil rich Azerbaijan, a largely secular Muslim state, since the collapse of the Soviet Union two decades ago.
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Update: Iranian General Makes Veiled Threat Against Azerbaijan -- Eurasianet.org
My Comment: The government in Azerbaijan is not amused by these Iranian threats.