Iran promises a tough response to the promotion of the Zangezur Corridor

An attempt to promote the project of the Zangezur Corridor, a road through the Syunik region of Armenia, which Azerbaijan proposes to open to its exclave, will face a tough response from Iran, said Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to the Supreme leader of Iran on international affairs.

"Once again, some governments have raised the issue of the Zangezur Corridor and are banging on all doors, promoting their illegal goals in the South Caucasus. I want to remind you that any government in the region or beyond that wants to repeat this unfortunate experience will face a tough response from Iran," Velayati wrote on the social network X.

Earlier, Velayati stated that the implementation of the Zangezur Corridor project is aimed at undermining Iran's national security and the country's strategic ties. According to him, the Zangezur Corridor is a geopolitical scheme led by the United States and Israel.

"Iran's enemies ... are consistently trying to undermine the foundations of this identity in order to damage our national security. In this context, plans such as the Zangezur Corridor are being implemented as a cover for broader geopolitical projects. The main goal is to weaken the axis of resistance, sever Iran's ties with the Caucasus and establish a land blockade of Iran and Russia is in the south of the region," the adviser said.

According to him, the project is not only part of the US strategy to transfer pressure from Ukraine to the Caucasus, but is also supported by NATO and some pan-Turkic movements.

As EADaily reported, in Armenia they say that they did not accept the US offer to lease a 42 km road through Syunik.