{"id":18208,"date":"2025-06-16T00:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18208"},"modified":"2025-06-16T00:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:19:40","slug":"azerbaijan-strengthens-security-measures-amid-israel-iran-war-dr-ahmad-shahidov-speaks-to-arb24-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18208","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Azerbaijan strengthens security measures amid Israel-Iran war&#8221; \u2014 Dr. Ahmad Shahidov speaks to ARB24 Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AumgFzqlpzk?si=CKz5-U9kgwuWMbPX\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe war between Israel and Iran has entered its third day. According to the latest information, Iran once again launched missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory. As a result, 14 people were killed in Bat Yam and other cities, with hundreds injured. In retaliation, Israel targeted military and strategic sites in Tehran as part of the \u201cOperation Rising Lion.\u201d Iran reported dozens of casualties from these strikes. International organizations and G7 leaders have called for increased diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict from escalating further in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the situation, political analyst Dr. Ahmad Shahidov told ARB24\u2019s \u201cWhat They Say\u201d program that Azerbaijan is closely monitoring the developments in the region and supports strengthening diplomatic initiatives to avoid further escalation. He emphasized that Azerbaijan has always advocated for regional stability and security and that, under the current circumstances, all parties should prioritize peace and dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ahmad Shahidov also addressed reports in the Armenian press suggesting that Iran\u2019s weakening could strengthen the positions of Azerbaijan and Turkey regarding the Zangezur Corridor issue. He stressed that Azerbaijan does not exploit regional events for its own interests and supports the opening of the Zangezur Corridor through economic cooperation and peaceful negotiations involving all regional countries.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Dr. Ahmad Shahidov stated that Azerbaijan, considering the potential impacts of the current military-political situation on its borders and economic projects, is enhancing all necessary precautionary measures and closely following the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18209\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18210\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025a.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18211\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025b.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18212\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025c.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war between Israel and Iran has entered its third day. According to the latest information, Iran once again launched missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory. As a result,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[232,220],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","category-slider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/arb24_15.06.2025.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18213,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18208\/revisions\/18213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}