Overview

• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told visiting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that any route linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan will remain under Armenia’s exclusive jurisdiction with Armenian-provided security.
• Tehran reiterated its objections to the planned Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, with senior figures warning they could move to block the corridor and insisting Caucasus issues stay under regional control.
• Armenia and Iran announced 10 memoranda covering cross-border infrastructure and trade, including a second bridge at the Meghri–Nordooz crossing, lower trucking fees, and plans to increase Armenian electricity exports via a new transmission line.
• The Washington declaration initialed on Aug. 8 includes a transit corridor through southern Armenia to connect Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan, with the United States granted development rights for the project.
• Baku is pressing Yerevan to amend constitutional references tied to Nagorno-Karabakh, a step analysts say would likely require a referendum and could affect timelines for a broader peace and related openings such as a possible Turkey–Armenia border reopening.