In context of interference in Iran`s internal affairs, active  cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan is observed - expert

ArmInfo. For the past three days, Iran has been attempting to restrict access to communications to prevent the spread of street clashes and bring the situation under control. Azerbaijan expert Tatevik Hayrapetyan wrote about this on her Facebook page.

"In this situation, both yesterday and on the first day, videos of  demonstrations from various parts of Iran were distributed much  earlier and much faster on a number of Azerbaijani channels.  Moreover, the most active anti-government channels of the Iranian  diaspora distributed these same videos even later. Most likely, among  the protesters, there is a group of people who have obtained the  appropriate Azerbaijani cards and access to Azerbaijani networks in  numerous border areas," the expert noted.

In her opinion, this is something new, a new tactic being used after  the 12-day Iran-Israel war. At the same time, as Hayrapetyan noted,  this demonstrates deep cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan,  including in the context of intervention in Iran's domestic political  problems.

As a reminder, protests erupted in Iran on December 28 following the  collapse of the national currency and the soaring prices of essential  goods. Initially social protests, they later escalated into riots,  the burning of buildings, and the killing of law enforcement  officers.

The Iranian authorities responded harshly to the protests. The  internet has been shut down in the country for a third day.  Conflicting reports of arrests and deaths in Tehran and other Iranian  cities are being released.  Amid the protests in Iran, the US  President threatened the Iranian authorities with strikes if  "peaceful protesters" are killed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio  wrote: "The United States of America stands with the brave Iranian  people."

In response, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,  speaking to members of parliament on Sunday, January 11, stated that  Israel and US military bases would be legitimate targets for Iran in  the event of a US attack. Meanwhile, the exiled son of the former  Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, has once again released video messages  calling on the population to take to the streets, declaring his  intention to return to Iran.

Furthermore, amid the unrest, the Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty,  Babek Mirza, also residing in the United States, has also claimed his  right to the throne. Some believe he may proclaim a South Azerbaijan  Turkic Republic in Tabriz and become the leader of the South  Azerbaijani Turks, a move that would be supported by Ankara and Baku.