Azerbaijan - Israel relations

‘Entirely baseless’: Azerbaijan rejects claims it hosted Israeli operations against Iran

Azerbaijan’s strategic ties with Israel, long border with Iran, and growing value to Europe have placed Baku under sharper scrutiny as regional tensions reshape the Caspian security map

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the signing of an MOU on artificial intelligence between Israel and Azerbaijan, February 3, 2026.
ASAF HASANLI, a specialist with Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, at the Caspian Oil and Gas trade show during Baku Energy Week in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 3, 2026.

As Iran threatens regional fuel shipping, Azerbaijan becomes Israel’s gas buffer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the signing of an MOU on artificial intelligence between Israel and Azerbaijan, February 3, 2026.

IDF deployed commandos, intelligence units to Azerbaijan during Iran war - CNN

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The ‘Azerbaijani Way’: Three lessons from Baku to Jerusalem - opinion


Azerbaijani-Israeli relations: Past and future - opinion

The close ties between Azerbaijan and Israel are first of all connected with the presence of Jewish communities that settled in Azerbaijan along the years.

 Ilham Aliyev inaugurated complex of State Border Service’s military unit in Jabrayil

Israel outreach to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan shows diplomatic potential - analysis

The trip to Azerbaijan had a large delegation and highlighted business and trade ties. Israel already has trade relations with Azerbaijan, but these are expected to increase.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurates Israel's new embassy in Turkmenistan, located only 17 km. from the Iranian border, on April 20, 2023

Israel-Azerbaijan ties show the benefits of mutual cooperation - editorial

Israel’s flourishing ties with a slew of Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries demonstrate that these relationships are underpinned by far more than shared threats.

 Azerbaijani and Israeli flags.

Israel's Eli Cohen visits Azerbaijan, seeking united front against Iran

Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for Israel and the trip to Baku comes in the wake of Azerbaijan opening an embassy in Israel in March.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Azerbaijani counterpart.

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions - Iranian state media

Iran has strongly criticized Azerbaijan for moving closer to Israel, with its foreign ministry saying it sees the relationship between Azerbaijan and Israel as "anti-Iranian." 

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Azerbaijan-Iran tensions are rising - analysis

Iran has slammed Azerbaijan for ties with Israel but has also been concerned because of Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions. Iran tends to support Armenia and does not want to see a conflict on its border.

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Azerbaijan’s first ambassador to Israel presents credentials to Herzog

Mammadov, along with the ambassadors of Guatemala, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Malawi, had originally been scheduled to present his credentials on March 9.

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Israel, Mukhtar Mammadov, presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023.

Azerbaijan envoy to Israel: You cannot use our airfields to attack Iran

Azerbaijani Ambassador-Designate to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov denied a report by Haaretz that the country has prepared an airfield to assist Israel.

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Azerbaijan is a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people

Azerbaijan isn’t just a friend of Israel’s. It is also a friend of its Jews. Locals tout the country as a model of interfaith harmony

 The Red Village street corner in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan-Israel ties continue to strengthen after foreign ministers talk

Amid the backdrop of a common Iranian threat, Azerbaijani lawmakers invited Israeli MKs to visit Israel and deepen ties and strategic partnership.

 Azerbaijani and Israeli flags.