{"id":60846,"date":"2026-03-08T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=60846"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:37:19","slug":"azerbaijan-claims-thwarting-terrorsts-plot-to-strike-pipeline-and-jewish-sites-irg-col-nominated-as-mastermind-4-iranian-nationals-arrested-azerbaijanis-also-included-they-confessed-dtx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/azerbaijan-claims-thwarting-terrorsts-plot-to-strike-pipeline-and-jewish-sites-irg-col-nominated-as-mastermind-4-iranian-nationals-arrested-azerbaijanis-also-included-they-confessed-dtx\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan Claims Thwarting Terrorsts’ Plot to Strike Pipeline and Jewish Sites | IRG Col Nominated as Mastermind | 4 Iranian Nationals Arrested | Azerbaijanis also Included | They Confessed : DTX"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIDDLE EAST + SOUTH CAUCASUS MONITORING DESK ISLAMABAD<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the side effects of Israel + US joint attacks initiated by the two on Iran are badly affecting the neighboring countries as well, especially the states that already have disputes and tensions in their past. Example Azerbaijan and Iran. The aggression on Iran is turning into expansion of war like situations between regional neighbors, if not total war, most of which are Muslims.<\/p>\n

USA + Israel initiated the aggression on Iran with no justification or provocation and during ongoing negotiations between USA and Iran via Oman in Geneva. Iran engulfed the other countries with its own rationale of hitting their assets there.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan\u2019s security service (DTX) has said it thwarted a multi-pronged terror attack plotted by Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including possible strikes against the critical Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.<\/p>\n

The allegations, announced on Friday, came just two days after drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, marking a significant regional escalation and the first time the US\u2013Israel war against Iran directly spilled over into the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n

The DTX said the plot had been organised by an IRGC sleeper cell, and was also aimed at members of Azerbaijan\u2019s Mountain Jewish community, the Israeli Embassy in Baku, and a synagogue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The plotters reportedly included several Iranian and Azerbaijani nationals who were apprehended after smuggling explosives into the country. One of the individuals, Iranian national Sajjad Moghadam Sati Sofi Evad Sheikhzadeh, had reportedly \u2018received special instructions from the IRGC to prepare assassination plans targeting Jewish individuals living in Azerbaijan\u2019, the DTX said.<\/div>\n
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At least 10 people have been identified as being connected to the plot, including IRGC intelligence Colonel Ali Asghar Bordbar Sherami, who directly oversaw the operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four individuals \u2014 Azerbaijani nationals Tarkhan Tarlan Guliyev, Nijat Zaman Aghayev, Asad Tofiq Abdullayev, and Rashad Farhad Rustamov \u2014 have already been tried, convicted, and sentenced to six years and six months in prison.<\/p>\n

Three others \u2014 Narmina Ramiz Shabanova, Naib Agaismi Ismiyev, and Elvin Bahruz Ahmadov \u2014 have been charged with various crimes related to the plot. The DTX said the Azerbaijanis arrested had confessed to the police.<\/p>\n

In addition, four Iranian nationals \u2014 Yaser Rahim Zandkian, Behnam Sahibali Rustamzada, Hosein Savar Saber Azarundbileh, and Sajjad Moghadam Sati Sofi Evad Sheikhzadeh \u2014 have been placed on the wanted list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Ilham Aliyev presiding over a security council meeting on 5 March 2026 after the Iranian drone strikes on Nakhchivan. The lingering resentment over these past incidents came out again in the aftermath of the Nakhchivan drone attack, which President Ilham Aliyev described as a \u2018terrorist attack\u2019 in a speech\u00a0on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"He also referenced the 2023 embassy attack, accusing the shooter of \u2018acting under the instructions of Iranian special services\u2019 and arguing \u2018the attack had been ordered at the highest levels of Iran\u2019s state institutions to intimidate Azerbaijan and pursue malicious intentions against our country\u2019.<\/p>\n

The days that have followed the drone attack have seen an inconsistent back and forth as speculation builds about how Aliyev plans to respond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There has also been unconfirmed reporting from Israel\u2019s state-run broadcaster Kan that Israeli intelligence expects Azerbaijan to \u2018join the coalition attacking Iran\u2019.<\/p>\n

Azerbaijan has not accepted the explanations of Iran that it was not behind attack in Nakhchivan but most probably it was false flag of Israel to engage Azerbaijan in her war. Iranian leaders including Foreign Minister and President issued statements to satisfy Azerbaijan from Iranian side but it is clearly all in vein. Earlier , Azerbaijan closed embassy in Tehran , Consulate in Tabrez and now a plot of sabotage has been unearthed having (what Azerbaijan side says) Iranian links.<\/p>\n

Nadira Tudor filed the report for Euro News ;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Azerbaijan releases footage after foiling Iran-linked plot targeting pipeline and Jewish sites<\/p>\n

(https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/893944330226714)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video aired by Azerbaijani media shows investigators displaying explosives allegedly recovered during the operation, including blocks of C-4 that officials say were smuggled into the country as part of a planned attack.<\/p>\n

Baku has released footage showing explosives seized during a counter-terrorism operation, after authorities said they had foiled a series of Iranian-linked terror plots targeting key infrastructure and Jewish community sites in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

Video aired by Azerbaijani media shows investigators displaying explosives allegedly recovered during the operation, including blocks of C-4 that officials say were smuggled into the country as part of a planned attack. Authorities say the materials were discovered during a counter-intelligence investigation by Azerbaijan\u2019s State Security Service (SSS).<\/p>\n

The SSS said on Friday it had prevented Iranian intelligence agents from carrying out attacks against four targets in the country. According to Azerbaijani media reports, the planned targets included the Baku\u2013Tbilisi\u2013Ceyhan oil pipeline, the Israeli Embassy in Baku, a leader of the country\u2019s Mizrahi Jewish community, and an Ashkenazi synagogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe series of planned terrorist and intelligence operations was orchestrated by Iran\u2019s intelligence service SEPAH, assigning local operatives to conduct surveillance, acquire weapons, and secure transportation,\u201d the SSS said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Shehbaz Ilham Aliyev Stress the Need of De-escalation in Middle East<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n