Azerbaijan accuses Iran of drone attack on airport that injured two people

Tehran denies responsibility but strike raises prospect of US-Israel war on Iran spreading beyond Middle East

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Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack that struck the region of Nakhchivan, hitting an airport and injuring two civilians.

The strike would be the first Iranian attack on a Caucasus state since the start of the US-Israel war on the country, and raises the prospect of the conflict spreading beyond the Middle East.