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Azerbaijan's flag, seen in Baku in September 2025. Photo: Joe Portlock/Getty Images

Azerbaijan's ambassador to the U.S. told Axios his country is taking "appropriate defensive and precautionary measures" following an Iranian drone strike on the Nakhchivan exclave.

Why it matters: The salvo, which Iran denied responsibility for, again widens a war that is just days-old and has killed many, including American troops.