heightened tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran and concerns of a renewal of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Tensions continue to rise between Azerbaijan and IranAzerbaijan and Iran in the past year in light of a number of issues, including efforts by Azerbaijan to create a corridor through Armenia to an exclave belonging to Azerbaijan, claims that Israeli intelligence is operating against Iran from Azerbaijan and op-eds by Azerbaijani newspapers encouraging the West Azerbaijan province of Iran to secede and join Azerbaijan. The move has sparked concerns from both Armenia and Iran as it would cut off the link between Iran and Armenia