VOL. XLIV

No 34

20-August-2001

CASPIAN

Tehran Accuses US Of FanningIran/Azerbaijan Tension

AnIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on 15 August accused the US of fanningtension between Iran and Azerbaijan over their territorial dispute in theCaspian Sea by voicing support for the latter. A US State Department spokesmanon 14 August said Iranian aircraft had provocatively violated Azerbaijansairspace during an incident at the end of July when Iran used the threat ofmilitary force to expel Azerbaijani...