Washington: The United States strongly condemns the unprovoked drone attack on March 5 by Iran against the Republic of Azerbaijan, targeting Nakhchivan International Airport and a children's school, which injured innocent civilians and caused damage to critical civilian infrastructure, it has been noted in the press statement by Thomas Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of US Department of State, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, "These strikes are a flagrant violation of Azerbaijan's sovereignty and a needless escalation of Iran's aggression. The United States stands in full solidarity with Azerbaijan against these threats. Attacks on the territory of our partners in the region are unacceptable and will be met with resolute U.S. support for those partners," noted in the statement.