There’s an indisputable disconnect between popular perceptions and objective reality. Azerbaijan’s decisive victory in the Karabakh Conflict last month provoked very strong reactions from many Iranian commentators and those foreigners who support the Islamic Republic’s worldview. Most of them started smearing that country as an Israeli and/or Turkish puppet whose restoration of constitutional order over that formerly separatist region supposedly poses a security threat to Iran. Unaware observers were then left with the impression that bilateral ties had dramatically deteriorated.
"...“Trojan Horses” for NATO..."
It would be hard to blame anyone, particularly in this part of the world, for being hyper-wary about that!
"...the wisdom of propagating fearmongering..."
Always wise to consider this very carefully and continually reconsider.