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Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact

US President Donald Trump hosted his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House for the signing of a peace treaty on August 8, 2025 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Iran has said it will block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a United States-brokered peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which has been hailed by other countries in the region as beneficial for achieving lasting peace.

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Saturday that Tehran would block the initiative “with or without Russia”, with which Iran has a strategic alliance alongside Armenia.

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