Overview

• Under the US-brokered peace declaration signed on August 8, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity would link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave via southern Armenia under exclusive US development rights for up to 99 years.
• Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, denounced the corridor as “an impossible notion” and pledged to obstruct its construction “with or without Russia’s help.”
• Iran’s armed forces conducted drills near the proposed route and the foreign ministry issued formal warnings that any foreign presence close to its borders could disrupt security and sovereignty.
• Analysts question Tehran’s capacity to physically impede the corridor and highlight unresolved logistical issues such as customs procedures, security arrangements, and reciprocal access under Armenian law.
• Moscow and Ankara have offered contrasting views on the plan, with Russia urging regional solutions and Turkey welcoming the potential boost to energy exports and transport links.