While Azerbaijan is a littoral state of the Caspian Sea, the IRGC is using media to campaign against the ratification of relevant international conventions.

The entities involved

• Caspian Sea →

  largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia

  • Azerbaijan is developing offshore wind energy potential and deepening energy cooperation and partnership in the Caspian Sea.Sat 07:51
  • Oil and gas projects are implemented in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.Fri 10:52
• Azerbaijan →

  country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia

  • Tensions exist between Turkish adviser Oktay Saral and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.Sun 21:02
  • Aliyev chaired an operational meeting with the MoD and announced liberation via Twitter, while giving an interview to Fox News.Sun 11:00
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps →

  military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran

  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened commercial shipping and directed strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.Sun 21:26
  • IRGC is gathering intelligence while the FBI questions activists advocating for Havana and Iran, amid Iran's criticism of Trump's nuclear deal withdrawal.Sun 17:27

Related events

• An environmental summit was held on the Caspian Sea involving Turkmenistan, with Azerbaijan joining the Central Asian format.Oct 6
• Mher Grigoryan discussed a lack of agreement with Azerbaijan regarding bilateral matters.Oct 16
• Turkmenistan is seeking to strengthen the management of the Caspian Sea, coinciding with a UN assessment of data gaps in the region.Oct 7
• Azerbaijan is seeking long-term peace with Armenia while navigating geopolitical pressures from Iran and establishing ties with Israel.Jul 9
• Countries plan new pipelines across the Caspian Sea region.Oct 19