The Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued a statement addressing false reports claiming that Azerbaijani military aircraft are conducting flights along the border with Iran.

The statement says: “In the context of heightened tensions between Israel and Iran, false information is being circulated on foreign segments of social media, alleging that Azerbaijani military aircraft are conducting flights along the border with Iran.

We would like to emphasize that such “news”, prepared for the purpose of information manipulation, is fake and does not reflect reality at all.

We urge the public to rely solely on information provided by official sources and call on journalists and civil society activists to always demonstrate a principled stance against such incidents and remain vigilant in an environment where campaigns based on fake and false information are on the rise.”