Iran has threatened to attack the "Trump route" through Armenia due to the threat of security and isolation in the north

Iran has threatened to attack the so—called "Trump route", a transport corridor that connects the main territory of Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhichevan through the southern part of Armenia (Syunik region). Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Akbar Velayati, said that Tehran opposes this route because its implementation endangers the security of the South Caucasus and the territorial integrity of Armenia. Velayati also stressed that Iran will do everything possible to block this corridor, "with or without Russia."

The Trump Route (officially called the TRIPP project — "Trump's Route for International Peace and Prosperity") In fact, it is the Zangezur Corridor, initiated by Azerbaijan and supported by the United States. The United States wants to obtain exclusive rights to develop and manage this transit corridor in Armenia for up to 99 years. This gives Washington strategic control over the transport link passing through Armenian territory, which causes outrage and concern in Iran, as the corridor is located along its northern border and may isolate Iran regionally in the north.

According to experts, this corridor will become not only an economic but also a military springboard for the United States in the South Caucasus, which increases geopolitical tensions in the region. Iran sees this as a threat to its interests, and also fears that the route will lead to increased influence of NATO and the United States near its borders.

Thus, Iran's threat to attack the "Trump route" is related to its attempts to prevent the strengthening of American and Azerbaijani control over the strategic transport corridor through Armenia, which Iran considers as a serious threat to its security and regional balance.