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2025-08-11 21:54
By Salar Seyfodini
Iran’s legal standing in the Zangezur question
TEHRAN – The so-called Zangezur Corridor has emerged as an international geopolitical Question with far-reaching implications following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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2025-08-11 20:09
Armenia will make no major decision without consulting Iran: PM Pashinyan
TEHRAN – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has underlined the “special and distinguished” status of Yerevan’s ties with Tehran, calling the relationship “strategic” and pledging that all major decisions would be made in close consultation with Iran.
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2025-08-10 22:25
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
US push in South Caucasus raises alarm over stability and sovereignty
TEHRAN – On Friday, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement at the White House, in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, granting Washington exclusive rights to develop a corridor through Armenia’s southern Syunik province, which borders Iran.
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2025-08-09 21:37
Leader's aide warns against so-called 'Trump Corridor':
“Iran will act, with or without Russia”
TEHRAN – Senior Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on International Affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, has reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will act decisively to protect the stability and security of the South Caucasus — with or without Russia — in the wake of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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2025-08-05 21:40
Illegitimate geopolitical projects in Caucasus will face Iran’s firm response: Leader’s aide
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs, has warned regional and international players against attempts to revive the controversial Zangezur Corridor project, stressing that Iran will not remain silent in the face of any threat to its national or regional interests.
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2025-07-28 22:00
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Zangezur: The corridor that could break the Caucasus
With Iran’s firm opposition, renewed calls for the illegal route are all but sure to drag region into chaos
TEHRAN – The Republic of Azerbaijan is once again making a splash with its infamous corridor proposal, this time dragging the United States and NATO into the saga after it was forced to scrap its plans last year when Iranian forces amassed the border with Armenia.
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2025-07-27 20:23
Leader’s aide warns of US-Israeli backed Zangezur corridor plan aimed to Isolate Iran
TEHRAN – Senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati, has warned that the proposed Zangezur Corridor is part of a broader geopolitical scheme by the United States and Israel aimed at isolating Iran and Russia.
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2025-07-19 21:36
No tolerance for geopolitical change in South Caucasus, Tehran warns
TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Akbar Ahmadian, has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s firm opposition to any geopolitical changes in the region, warning that such shifts could destabilize the South Caucasus and undermine the interests of all regional states.
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2024-09-11 21:52
Lavrov invites Iranian FM to Russia
TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has invited new Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to visit Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced on Wednesday.
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2024-09-07 22:07
MP says Zangezur Corridor red line for Iran, warns of consequences of geopolitical changes
TEHRAN – The head of Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament has reiterated that the Zangezur Corridor is a critical red line for Iran, warning that any attempts to alter its status or make unilateral moves in the region will be met with a firm response.
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2024-09-07 22:04
'Zangezur corridor dreams will remain unfulfilled’: envoy
TEHRAN- Iran’s ambassador to Armenia highlighted a $3 billion investment aimed at enhancing commercial ties between Tehran and Yerevan, asserting that any hopes regarding the Zangezur corridor will not materialize.
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2024-09-06 22:21
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Borderlines: Iran’s red line
What is Tehran's message to the various actors in the Caucasus and Central Asia?
TEHRAN – After 11 months of war and unrest in Gaza, a new conflict might be brewing in the region. Ilham Aliyev has doubled down on his efforts to establish a corridor in Armenia to connect Nakhchivan to mainland Azerbaijan even if it leads to another military confrontation between the two old rivals, as stated by the president himself.
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2024-04-29 22:57
Yerevan's mistakes could squander Iran's efforts to prevent geopolitical changes: Armenian MP
TEHRAN – The Republic of Azerbaijan has so far retreated from constructing an illegal corridor that would change the historical borders of Iran and Armenia, but with the Armenian government's weak performance at peace talks the Zangezur corridor might eventually become a reality, an Armenian Parliament member warns.
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2023-09-30 22:24
Azerbaijan to back down on proposed Zangezur corridor: Iranian MP
TEHRAN - The Republic of Azerbaijan has told Iranian officials that it has scrapped plans of constructing a corridor inside the Armenian soil, according to a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.
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2023-04-23 21:38
Armenia hosts first trilateral meeting with Iranian and Indian officials
Armenia has hosted the first trilateral consultations with India and Iran, two increasingly significant partners for Yerevan as it plays the geopolitical field during a rocky patch in its relationship with Moscow, eurasianet.org reported on April 21.