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U.S. Brokers Nonbinding Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Declaration Granting TRIPP Corridor Rights

The provisional agreement leaves essential steps—constitutional amendments, border demarcation, ratification—without clear requirements.

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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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Overview

  • The leaders initialed a nonbinding Joint Declaration at the White House committing to cease hostilities and establish diplomatic and economic ties without creating an enforceable treaty.
  • The declaration outlines the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave under reported US leasing and development rights.
  • President Trump announced the lifting of restrictions on US military cooperation with Azerbaijan that had been in place since 1992.
  • Russia and Iran have publicly warned they will oppose or attempt to block a US-managed corridor and resist expanded American influence in the South Caucasus.
  • Final implementation depends on unresolved constitutional amendments, territorial withdrawals and ratification mechanisms that face significant domestic opposition in Armenia.