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Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-837500
Azerbaijan Foils Iranian Plot to Kill Senior Jewish Community Figure
(Jerusalem Post) The Azerbaijani secret service (DTX) thwarted an Iranian-backed terror attack targeting a prominent member of the Jewish community, sources within the community confirmed. Two suspects - Georgian citizen Aqil Aslanov and Azerbaijani citizen Ceyhun Ismayilov - were apprehended near a Jewish center. Aslanov, a known drug trafficker, was offered $200,000 for the task by foreign intelligence agents while abroad. He recruited Ismayilov, and they both collected and transmitted information on the target's residence, workplace, and habits to their handlers. In 2024, during the war with Hamas, Azerbaijan increased its oil exports to Israel by 55%, despite Iranian and Turkish pressure.