The country hit by the Iranian drone said it "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures".

08:48, Thu, Mar 5, 2026 Updated: 08:59, Thu, Mar 5, 2026

A drone appears to crash into the airport

A drone appears to crash into the airport (Image: X)

A harrowing video circulating on social media shows the moment an Iranian drone falls on a international airport, before a ball of fire erupts. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident at Nakhchivan Airport in ​the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan - adding the country "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures".

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One drone crashed into the terminal building of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Airport, and another drone crashed near a school building in the village of Shekarabad.

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