There is no reason why we would want to strike Azerbaijan with a drone. Had there been such a decision, they would have hit the target precisely, as we hit some American bases and Israel. Iranian ambassador to Armenia Khalil Shirgholami stated this in an interview with an Armenian TV channel—and regarding claims that Iran had struck the airport of the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan with drones, and this aggravated relations between Iran and Azerbaijan.

"Therefore, this incident was suspicious, and Azerbaijan's response was disproportionate and unfriendly. Their reactions caused our military command to warn the Republic of Azerbaijan that instead of starting these processes, it should be careful not to let the Israeli regime attack the Islamic Republic of Iran from their territory, because if there is an attack, we will respond without hesitation and with full determination. The noise they [i.e. Azerbaijan] raised was completely unfounded and pointless. I believe they themselves noticed that these reactions were inappropriate and are correcting it to some extent.

Israel has a security presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan; we know this. But just as we warned all the countries of the Persian Gulf that in this war the US and the Zionist regime [i.e. Israel] should not use the capabilities of these countries against Iran, the same applies to the rest.

We love to have perfectly friendly and brotherly relations with all the countries of the Caucasus region, and I currently see no reason for tension,” added the Iranian ambassador to Armenia.