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Initial Washington MOU Grants US Transit Corridor Rights While Core Issues Remain Unresolved

The accord grants the United States development rights over a transit route linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan while key territorial, constitutional and ratification questions remain open under pressure from Russia, Iran and Armenian opposition.

FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Army on Aug. 25, 2022, a drone is launched from a warship in a military drone drill in Iran. As protests rage at home, Iran's theocratic government is increasingly flexing its military muscle abroad. That includes supplying drones to Russia that now kill Ukrainian civilians, running drills in a border region with Azerbaijan and bombing Kurdish positions in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - AUGUST 8: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) U.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) sign the joint declaration 'peace roadmap' following their trilateral meeting at the White House in Washington D.C., United States on August 08, 2025. (Photo by Azerbaijan Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Overview

  • President Trump hosted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House on August 8–9 to initial a non-binding joint declaration for peace and to lift Section 907 restrictions on military cooperation with Azerbaijan.
  • The declaration grants the United States leasing and development rights for the 43-kilometer Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a transit corridor through southern Armenia linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan.
  • Core matters—Azerbaijan’s demand for constitutional amendments on Nagorno-Karabakh, detailed operational rules for the corridor and formal treaty ratification—remain unresolved in the memorandum.
  • Iran’s leadership has vowed to block any U.S.-managed corridor on its border and Kremlin voices have warned of potential countermeasures against extra-regional involvement.
  • Opposition parties in Armenia have denounced the framework as a violation of sovereignty, demanding constitutional referendums and legislative approval before implementation.