Suppose there is one thing that has become predictable about certain Iranian commentators: their ability to transform even the simplest geopolitical issue into a swirl of confusion. Mansur Haqiqetpur’s latest remarks are a clear example. Listening to him, one cannot help but ask: Does he understand what he is saying? Because increasingly, it seems that not only the audience but even Haqiqetpur himself struggles to follow the logic of his own claims.

His recent statement, once again alleging that Israeli military bases exist in Azerbaijan, perfectly illustrates this pattern. This is not the first time Iranian officials or semi-official voices have attempted such accusations. Over the past years, Tehran has repeatedly made similar claims, yet curiously, they have never been able to point to a single location, coordinate, image, or any tangible evidence. The reason is simple: such bases do not exist. More importantly, Azerbaijan’s legislation openly prohibits the deployment of foreign military bases on its territory. Despite this, Iran still clings to these baseless narratives.

But Haqiqetpur, in his attempt to “go further,” has now produced claims that border on the absurd. According to him, Iranian air-defense systems allegedly detected a Hermes drone over Natanz, one of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear........

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