Pezeshkian denied Iran's involvement in the UAV incident in Azerbaijan.

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During a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran had nothing to do with the drone attack on Nakhchivan and emphasized that the incident would be investigated.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, four people were injured in a drone attack on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on March 5. The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister demanded an explanation from Iran, and a member of parliament called on the neighboring country to apologize for the drone attack. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the attack a "deliberate terrorist attack by Iran," and the Azerbaijani army was put on alert. On the evening of March 6, the Azerbaijani State Security Service reported on the thwarting of several terrorist attacks, which were allegedly planned by Iranian intelligence services. The Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan were named as the targets of the attacks.

During a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the UAV incident in Nakhchivan has no connection to Iran, Aliyev's press service reported on its official website on March 8.

The conversation was initiated by Pezeshkian, who also emphasized that the shelling of Nakhchivan would be investigated. He also thanked Aliyev for his condolences over the death of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and announced his intention to provide humanitarian aid to Iran.

Aliyev, in turn, conveyed his condolences over the deaths of a large number of civilians during the recent events in Iran.

Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on the impact of military operations in Iran on the Caucasus on the thematic page "Iran: War is Near".