Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied that Iranian forces carried out attacks against Turkey, Azerbaijan and Cyprus, saying no offensive actions were launched from Iranian territory against those countries, while speaking at his morning press conference on March 9. 

Baghaei suggested that some of the reported strikes "may have been staged," saying Iranian authorities had already warned about the possibility of such provocations.

"No offensive actions were carried out from Iranian territory against these countries," he said.

The denial covers incidents across all three nations reported in recent days. Azerbaijan said Iranian drones struck Nakhchivan International Airport and a village on March 5, injuring two civilians.

A ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace was intercepted on March 4, prompting a phone call between the Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers. Cyprus temporarily closed Larnaca International Airport after an unidentified object was detected in its airspace.

Iran's General Staff had previously blamed Israel for the Nakhchivan strikes, calling them a "false flag" operation designed to damage relations between Muslim nations. Azerbaijan attributed the attacks directly to Iran and said they "will not go unanswered."

Baghaei said Tehran wished to maintain friendly relations with its neighbours but reserved the right to take retaliatory measures if neighbouring states' territories were used for strikes against Iran.

The spokesman accused the United States of sabotaging peace negotiations and said Washington and Israel were violating international law. He claimed the true aim of the US military campaign was to seize Iranian oil resources.

"Their plans are clear, their intentions are completely obvious: they want to divide our country to illegally seize our oil wealth," Baghaei said.