An Iranian military aircraft flew along the Azerbaijan-Iran state border between the Azerbaijani districts of Zangilan and Bilasuvar, Azerbaijan’s foreign and defense ministries said in a joint statement published on the foreign ministry’s website.

The statement added that the plane was flying three to five km (two to three miles) away from the state border, and in some instances, it even crossed the border.

The Azerbaijani foreign ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador to the country to protest against the incident. Although Iranian state media reported the summoning, Tehran is yet to comment on it.

“The flight of a military aircraft for more than half an hour near the liberated territories of Azerbaijan is [a] provocation and unfriendly behavior towards Azerbaijan,” the statement read.

“We strongly condemn the Iranian side for such a provocative step, call on them to provide an appropriate explanation and refrain from such provocative steps in the future.”

Source: Al Arabiya