The offices of the Kurdistan National Congress (Kongreya Neteweyî ya Kurdistanê, KNK) are located on a quiet backstreet in Brussels, Belgium. When I visited these premises in early June, the mood was gloomy. Many who operate here are Kurds from Turkey.
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Escalation between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased rapidly since last September, when Azerbaijan security forces arrested two Iranian truck drivers accused of entering the country illegally from Armenia. This was followed by Iranian military exercises near the border with Azerbaijan, including drones, helicopters, and armoured artillery units.