http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2025708.html Although it is a predominantly Shia Muslim country, Azerbaijan has a complicated relationship with its neighbour Iran. And meanwhile it maintains good relations with Israel, based on mutual benefit from the arms-for-oil exchange.
In the geographic sense, Azerbaijan (roughly the size of Austria) is in one
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Meanwhile, Israel should seriously consider their options, should they proceed with the military scenario. They should do some thorough assessment of their aircraft capabilities, then perhaps they'd begin to realise that taking down Iran's nuclear capacity on their own is a steep slope to climb for them. Perhaps the US could do that job better on their behalf, so I'm guessing they'd play the situation in such a way as to force America's hand rather than doing the dirty job themselves.
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I'm a bit surprised that they're on the outs with Turkey though. I would expect the Azeris to be playing both sides of that fence, especially given how Turkey and Armenia get on. Well, I guess traditional enemies aren't what they used to be.
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Just a speculation.
Arming oneself does not necessarily mean a build-up to war. Often times it is used as a deterrent, as if sending a message to your neighbours "Do not mess with me".
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(It's hard for anyone to be NATO's tool right now, since NATO doesn't know what it wants anymore. That being said, Turkey's been playing its own game for a while now. I wonder if they'll slip into being Azerbaijan's patron if things get worse there).
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