Iran closes airspace to Azerbaijani military planes flying to Nakhchivan

Azerbaijani military aircraft regularly carry military equipment to units stationed in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

Tehran informed Baku on Tuesday through official military channels that Azerbaijani military aircraft carrying out flights to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have been banned from flying through its airspace, a military source told TurkicWorld.

Azerbaijani military aircraft regularly carry military equipment to units stationed in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

Iran mostly uses Azerbaijani airspace for transport and transit operations, which is mainly carried out through the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).