Azerbaijan on Friday rejected a CNN report alleging that its territory was used for military and intelligence operations against Iran and that Israeli forces were deployed in the country during the recent conflict, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry described the allegations as “entirely baseless” and called on CNN to retract the report. The ministry said it had repeatedly denied similar claims and had communicated its position to CNN before publication. It criticized the report for relying on anonymous sources without presenting credible evidence and said it ignored Azerbaijan’s official response, thereby violating the principles of objectivity and professional journalism. “As has been stated on numerous occasions, allegations that Azerbaijan’s territory has been used by any third country […]