Azerbaijan arrested 6 men linked to Iranian secret services

Azerbaijan arrested 6 men linked to Iranian secret services, accusing them of plotting a coup to establish a Sharia state through armed unrest. The arrests came after months of tension between the two neighbors, with Azerbaijan being a close ally of Iran’s rival Turkey. Azerbaijan has also accused Iran of supporting Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh and fears that its territory could be used for an offensive against Iran by Israel, a major supplier of arms to Baku.