Azerbaijan Foils Iranian Terror Plots on Major Pipeline, Israeli Embassy

• Azerbaijan claims to have thwarted multiple "terrorist" sabotage acts planned by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• Targets included the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan, an Ashkenazi synagogue, and a Jewish community leader.
• The BTC pipeline is vital for Europe and Israel; damage could significantly raise global energy prices amid Middle East conflict.
• Investigation revealed two Iranian citizens and one Azerbaijani national brought C-4 explosives into Azerbaijan on IRGC instructions.
• The announcement follows Azerbaijan's vow to retaliate for an alleged Iranian drone incursion in Nakhchivan, escalating tensions.