WANA (Aug 10) – Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission spokesperson, Ebrahim Rezaei, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest remarks “hold little value,” warning Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan that foreign presence and interference in the Caucasus would only complicate and intensify regional issues. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will not allow any change to the geopolitical status of its borders, at any cost,” Rezaei stated.

 

Meanwhile, Mehdi Sanaei, political adviser to the president, reacted on X (formerly Twitter) to the recent agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

 

He stressed that while Iran welcomes peace between its neighbors and does not oppose the reopening of transportation routes, it remains sensitive to any plans that bring extra-regional powers or organizations into the security and geopolitical framework of the historic Caucasus region. Sanaei warned such moves could lay the groundwork for heightened tensions.

 

Ali Akbar Velayati, Advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader on International Affairs, also has stressed that Iran will prevent the establishment of the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” in the South Caucasus, whether Russia cooperates or not. He emphasized that the corridor threatens regional security and aims to alter the geopolitical map of the area.

 

Velayati sharply questioned the legitimacy of such a claim: “Is the South Caucasus an ownerless region that Trump can just lease?” He warned that this passageway will not become a corridor under Trump’s control, but rather “a graveyard for Trump’s mercenaries.”

 

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to sign a peace treaty ending decades of conflict. The agreement commits both sides to permanently halt hostilities, open trade, and respect territorial integrity.

 

The U.S. will lift defense restrictions on Azerbaijan and invest in infrastructure projects in both countries. The deal includes a special transit corridor to Nakhchivan under a 99-year U.S.-Armenia partnership.

 

Trump also pledged NATO membership for both Armenia and Azerbaijan, a move analysts say could bring NATO and Israel’s presence closer to Iran’s borders — a development viewed as a serious security concern for Tehran.

 

Trump hailed the accord as “a peace agreement, not a ceasefire,” and announced expanded cooperation in energy, technology, and AI, promising economic gains for all three nations.

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal. Social media/ WANA News Agency

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal. Social media/ WANA News Agency