In May 2024, the Biden administration charged Cuellar and his wife for allegedly accepting $600,000 in bribes from a company owned by the Azerbaijan government and a bank in Mexico City.
Cuellar was indicted last year on federal charges for allegedly accepting $600,000 from Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company and a Mexican Bank in exchange for official acts.
Azerbaijani authorities detained opposition leader Ali Karimli on Saturday, his adviser said, marking the latest escalation in the country's crackdown on dissent.
The Trump administration's attempt to break China's monopoly on critical minerals requires foreign partnerships and legal reform. A good place to start is Azerbaijan.
Most neighboring countries of Iran have built up, or are in the process of building up, air forces with more advanced fighter jets than in Tehran's antiquated arsenal.