Court Review — March 5–6, 2026

Azerbaijan said on Thursday it had thwarted a series of planned attacks linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting energy infrastructure, diplomatic facilities and religious sites, in what authorities described as a major counter-terrorism operation amid heightened regional tensions.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Thursday signed a decree introducing amendments to a number of presidential orders regulating preferential financing in the agricultural sector and expanding support for farmers.

Armenia responded promptly to the escalation of regional tensions following the drone strike on Nakhchivan. This indicates a change in diplomatic contacts amid growing uncertainty in the South Caucasus due to the crisis surrounding Iran.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Rashad Nabiyev, held talks with representatives of the American software company Palantir Technologies during a visit to the United Kingdom, discussing potential cooperation in data integration, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, the ministry said.