Azerbaijan denies Israel military presence during Iran drills

Azerbaijan on Monday denied allegations from Tehran that Israel’s military was in the Caucasus country during drills run by Iran’s army on their shared border.

Israel is a major arms supplier to Azerbaijan, which last autumn won a six-week war with neighbour Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Leyla Abdullayeva said Monday that Iran’s claims were groundless.