SAEDNEWS: Iran has issued a pointed warning against any forced geopolitical changes in the South Caucasus, declaring its staunch opposition to externally imposed transit corridors that could undermine regional stability and Tehran’s strategic interests.
According to Saed News, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, reaffirmed Tehran’s unyielding stance against altering borders or political arrangements in the South Caucasus. In a phone conversation with Armenian counterpart Armen Grigoryan, Ahmadian emphasized that preserving current geopolitical configurations is critical for safeguarding regional sovereignty and preventing future instability.
The call came amid renewed scrutiny of the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”—a proposed overland route connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenia’s Syunik province. Championed by Azerbaijan and Turkey, and now reportedly supported by Washington, the corridor risks severing Iran’s direct land access to Armenia and shifting the balance of power in the region.
Ahmadian voiced appreciation for Armenia’s condemnation of Israeli military aggression during the recent Iran–Israel conflict and expressed Tehran’s full support for Yerevan’s insistence that all regional transport arrangements respect national sovereignty and jurisdiction.
The geopolitical implications are far-reaching. Though Armenia formally renounced its claim to the contested Karabakh region in a peace deal this May, tensions over transit remain acute. Tehran has consistently denounced the Zangezur project as a veiled attempt to redraw maps under the guise of connectivity.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack’s recent remarks—proposing American oversight of the corridor project—have heightened Tehran’s suspicions. Iranian analysts interpret the move as part of a broader Western strategy to marginalize Iran’s regional role while bolstering Turkish and Azerbaijani leverage.
Tehran’s position is unequivocal: any unilateral or militarized imposition of new transit routes will be regarded as a red line. Iranian officials warn that such actions could destabilize the fragile peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, escalate regional rivalries, and fundamentally alter the strategic calculus in a corridor long viewed by Iran as vital to its access and influence in the Caucasus.
