Iran’s Azeris brace for regional spillover as Turkey and Azerbaijan loom
TL;DR
Iran’s Azeri minority fears that ethnic tensions could ignite a broader conflict that pulls Turkey and Azerbaijan into the war, turning Iran’s northwestern provinces into a proxy battleground amid regional rivalries, US outreach to Iranian Kurds, and shifting diplomacy and energy routes in the South Caucasus.
- Iran's Azeris fear ethnic strife, sucking Turkey and Azerbaijan into the war France 24
- Iran could collapse from the periphery, not the centre Financial Times
- Experts: Fomenting ethnic strife in Iran 'a recipe for death and destruction' USA Today
- Opinion | They’re half the country. And they’re essential to Iran’s future. The Washington Post
- Trump’s Real Plan for Iran Might Be Coming Into View Yahoo
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