Iran’s President Visits Armenia for Talks on US-Backed Azerbaijan Corridor

Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor

Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be ‘worrying’.

Iran president heads to Armenia for talks on US-backed corridor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian headed to Armenia on Monday for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave near the border with Iran, part of a peace deal signed at the White House. "The (possible) presence of American companies in the region is worrying," Pezeshkian said before departing on a pre-planned trip that also includes a visit to Belarus. "We will discuss it (with Armenian officials) and express our concerns," …

New Corridor: Russia and Iran Back Armenia Route

Russian and Iranian officials appear to be rehabilitating the idea of a permanent connection between Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan exclave—which will pass through Armenia. U.S. involvement in such a project has long caused suspicion between the two loosely allied authoritarian regional powers. Early indications of a shift in attitude came on Thursday, August 14, when Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi noted that “what Armenia is now telling…

Iranian president heads to Armenia for Zangezur corridor talks amid fears of US "hegemonic goals"

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian headed to Armenia on Monday for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave near the border with Iran.

Does Trump’s Armenia-Azerbaijan trade corridor deal pave the way to peace?

At the end of a media briefing in New York last month, senior US official Tom Barrack slid in a reference to Washington controlling one of the most fraught pieces of land in the South Caucasus. “They’re arguing over 32km of road, but this is no joke,” Mr Barrack said. “So what happens is America comes in and says, ‘OK, we’ll take it over. Give us the 32km of road on a 100-year lease, and you can all share it’.” He was referring to Azerbaijan and…