The United States strongly condemns the drone attack on Nakhchivan. This is stated in a statement by the US State Department.

“The United States strongly condemns the unprovoked drone attack on March 5 by the Iranian regime against the Republic of Azerbaijan, targeting Nakhchivan International Airport and a children’s school, which injured innocent civilians and caused damage to critical civilian infrastructure.  These strikes are a flagrant violation of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and a needless escalation of Iran’s aggression.  The United States stands in full solidarity with Azerbaijan against these threats.  Attacks on the territory of our partners in the region are unacceptable and will be met with resolute U.S. support for those partners,” the statement said.

Earlier, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense reported that on March 5 Iran shelled Nakhchivan with four drones. Iran, for its part, denies involvement in the attack.