Whose Interests Are Served by Creating Tension Between Azerbaijan and Iran?!

Arastun Orujlu writes:

A brief reminder to those who reacted emotionally to the report aired by CNN and immediately started raising a hue and cry:

It is clear that there is no goodwill behind this information. It is also clear that the purpose of publishing such material is to provoke a confrontation between Azerbaijan and Iran.

There are other obvious points as well, but those who are losing their heads over this somehow prefer to remain silent about them. To clarify these points, at least two questions must be answered:

1. Why did this particular article appear now?
2. Whose interests does it serve?

But it seems that because these are uncomfortable questions, no one feels the need to look for answers. In that case, allow me to try to clarify these and other questions.

1. Azerbaijan officially denied the information reported by CNN, yet, for some reason, the Israeli side left the channel’s question unanswered.
2. Earlier, similar reports had appeared in Israeli media — for example, claims based on information allegedly provided by Israel’s intelligence services, Mossad and Shin Bet, that supposed terrorist attacks planned by Iranian spies in Azerbaijan had been prevented. At that time, however, Azerbaijan’s state institutions did not react to those reports at all.
3. CNN, alongside Fox News and CBS, is one of the most pro-Israel television channels in the United States. Prominent journalists working there — such as Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and others — do not even try to hide their affection for Israel; on the contrary, they display it in the most visible way. The question is: why did they not try to prevent the publication of such a false report?

But let us return to the two questions I raised above regarding the publication of this article: “Why now?” and “Who needs it?”

For both external and domestic reasons, the Trump administration is trying by all means to avoid the renewed escalation of war with Iran. There are several reasons for this.

The White House has finally realized that Iran is not Venezuela. But this is not the main reason. The war that was launched did not merely create an internal crisis in U.S. politics; it also dealt a devastating blow to Washington’s global interests and international reputation. The United States has already lost a significant number of its traditional allies in the region — the Arab monarchies.

The weak points of the U.S. military machine have become visible to the entire world, and first of all to Washington’s rivals in the struggle for global influence. By confronting the world with the threat of an economic crisis, the Trump administration has also alienated its traditional Western allies, with whom relations were already strained.

Other reasons could also be listed, but even these are enough to show that Washington is not interested in continuing a war against Tehran.

But what about the position of Israel, the second — or in reality, the first — party responsible for the war? This became clear from information leaked to the media about a recent phone conversation between Trump and Netanyahu.

I am referring to an article published by Axios, a website known for its closeness to the governments of both countries. In that article, written by Barak Ravid — who is said to have especially close ties to the Israeli government — it was reported that during the phone call, Donald Trump responded with street-level profanity to Netanyahu, who was insisting on continuing the war against Iran.

Among other things, Trump reportedly used the phrase: “Are you fu**ing crazy?” As if that were not enough, Trump also said that because of this war, everyone hates you and Israel.

From this, one can conclude that the U.S. administration is not interested in continuing the war against Iran. Netanyahu, by contrast, sees endless war as the only way out for himself and his country.

So if it is not possible to push the United States into continuing the war, other options must be considered — including creating tensions between Iran and other states.

The question is: who needs such a scenario?

Propagandists of the Azerbaijani government, continuing their primitive lies, are trying to point the finger at Washington.

Why Washington?

Because they have not been instructed to point to Tel Aviv. And if they did point to Tel Aviv, they would expose the very lies they themselves have been spreading for months. Those lies, of course, were obvious from the very first day to anyone with even a little intelligence and a little common sense.

Finally, ask yourselves this: what is more capable of damaging Azerbaijan–Iran relations — CNN’s false report, or insults directed at murdered Iranian children and at the country’s Supreme Religious Leader?

Or perhaps the immoral justification of the Palestinian genocide, against which the entire civilized world has voiced sharp protest?

Or hundreds of other similar actions?

CNN’s false report is one thing. But those who did the things listed above were certainly not CNN.