Israeli-Azerbaijani
Alliance and Iran
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Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR,
1918-1920).
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Iran
attempted
to
reincorporate Azerbaijan, but the ADR
government
refused
and
established
relations with the Entente governments in
order to secure its independence. The
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adapted a
secular and political system based on the
principles of Western-style democracy and
established a multi-party parliament. ADR
was thus the first Western-style state in the
Muslim world. It declared equal rights to all
citizens, including ethnic minorities, men,
and women, and granted Azerbaijani women
the right to vote.
Today's Republic of Azerbaijan is a
successor of ADR and shares its political
and ideological values. It is a secular and
pro-Western nation in the South Caucasus.
The country’s political development has
very much differed from that of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, though they both have
predominantly Shi’i populations. In the eyes
of the government and the mullahs in
Tehran, this is unacceptable.
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