Tag: Azerbaijan

Large fire and plume of smoke.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Iran senselessly drags another neutral neighbor into war with West

Olivier Guitta · March 13, 2026 7:00 am

A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran.

SEE IT: Visualizing the US and Israel’s war with Iran

Keely Bastow, Grace Hagerman · March 11, 2026 11:41 am

Azerbaijan strike

Iran widens regional war with first strike into Azerbaijan

Brady Knox · March 5, 2026 9:48 am

Turkish President Recep Erdogan

Beltway Confidential

Don’t let authoritarians attack Americans in the heart of Washington

Michael Rubin · February 23, 2026 9:03 am

JD Vance speaks to the media before he boards Air Force Two to depart for Washington, in Baku, Azerbaijan Feb. 11, 2026.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Vance visit demonstrates US commitment to peace in the South Caucasus

Luke Coffey, Efgan Nifti · February 14, 2026 6:00 am

Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta pose for a photo with Team USA athletes, at the Team USA Welcome Experience, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance says Olympics is one of few things that ‘unites’ the country

Sydney Topf · February 5, 2026 12:40 pm

President Donald Trump holds up a signed Board of Peace charter.

Leaders friendly with Trump surrounded him at the ‘Board of Peace’ signing. Here’s who attended

Claire Carter, Brady Knox · January 22, 2026 1:15 pm

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and President Donald Trump give a thumbs-up for a picture.

Beltway Confidential

Azerbaijan becomes a weak link on sanctions and counterterrorism

Michael Rubin · November 3, 2025 6:00 am

Heads of state pose for a family photo.

European leaders joke about Trump’s Armenia-Albania confusion

Brady Knox · October 2, 2025 2:49 pm

Armenian Americans commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day with a protest outside the Consulate of Turkey in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

As Yerevan celebrates peace deal, Armenian diaspora voices disappointment

Brady Knox · September 21, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (left).

Azerbaijani ambassador praises Trump as ‘true peacemaker’ after historic Azerbaijan-Armenia deal

Brady Knox · August 19, 2025 5:00 am

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is pictured as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Judge drops two charges against Cuellar, pushes bribery trial to 2026

David Zimmermann · August 14, 2025 4:26 pm