Tensions between Iran and Israel have reached a dangerous proximity to Azerbaijan’s borders, with multiple Israeli and Iranian missile launches reportedly visible from the border district of Julfa in Nakhchivan, according to APA News.

As the confrontation escalates, Azerbaijani officials have intensified diplomatic contacts while simultaneously taking precautionary security measures, including the suspension of regional flights and border facilitation for affected diplomatic missions.

On June 14, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held an emergency phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iranian territory.

Bayramov expressed condolences over the deaths of senior Iranian military figures, including General Mohammad Bagheri, and extended the Azerbaijani people’s sympathies.

Bayramov stressed that Azerbaijan "will under no circumstances allow its airspace or territory to be used for attacks against Iran or any other country."

The statement comes amid heightened regional scrutiny after Iranian media suggested that Azerbaijan could be implicated in Israeli operations—a claim Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev strongly denied as "absurd and fantasy-driven disinformation".

Araghchi, for his part, accused Israel of violating Iran’s sovereignty and international law, citing the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. He warned that Tehran would issue a "decisive response" under the right of self-defence and called on all states to condemn the Israeli aggression. The Azerbaijani side reiterated that current challenges must be resolved in line with international law and diplomacy.

Compounding the volatility, Azerbaijan’s Presidential Adviser Hikmet Hajiyev stated at the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague that Baku had prepared itself for "scenarios of tension" involving neighbouring states under sanctions. "On one side, there is the Russia-Ukraine war, on the other, military confrontation between Israel and Iran," Hajiyev said, noting Azerbaijan had anticipated the spillover effects of Middle East tensions.

In line with these concerns, the Azerbaijani government facilitated ground transit via its border for Iranian and other foreign diplomatic personnel affected by airspace closures. This comes as Iran has shut its skies to international flights, prompting Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) to cancel flights to Tehran, Tabriz, Tel Aviv, Islamabad, Riyadh, and New Delhi on June 14–16 with further suspensions expected until the end of the month.

Bilateral talks also took place between Bayramov and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as well as between Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Both leaders expressed concern over the Israel-Iran escalation and underscored the need for immediate de-escalation through diplomatic means. Erdoğan and Aliyev also discussed preparations for the upcoming OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Istanbul on 21–22 June.