Iranian authorities have dropped their claims to the Zangezur corridor

Since the transit route will be under the sovereignty of Armenia, official Tehran has abandoned its claims to the Zangezur Corridor, but will monitor the possible participation of an American company in the project.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, at a meeting in Washington on August 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a declaration on the cessation of hostilities. US President Donald Trump said that the key issue that prevented the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been resolved, and this is the issue of the Zangezur Corridor. The declaration recorded that territorial claims against each other will not be made, Pashinyan objected.

The issue of the Zangezur corridor is no longer being considered, instead, a transit road under the sovereignty of Armenia is being discussed, said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. "The issue of the corridor has been completely removed from the agenda, and now we are talking about a transit road under the sovereignty of Armenia," the official wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to Araghchi, Iran has repeatedly negotiated this issue with Armenia and Azerbaijan. He noted that Iran's principled positions were respected. Tehran will be monitoring the situation due to concerns that an American company may be involved in the project.

Earlier, on August 8, Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said that Tehran would not allow the creation of a corridor through Armenia supported by US President Donald Trump.

"The implementation of this project threatens the security of the South Caucasus. Iran will move towards ensuring the security of the region with or without Russia. And, of course, we believe that Russia is also strategically against this corridor," Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying. Velayati also expressed concern that the expansion of US influence in the region will lead to the strengthening of NATO in the South Caucasus and will "divide" Russia and Iran.