Trump Delivered Strategic Blow To Iran Regime With Bold Azerbaijan–Armenia Pact

President Donald Trump’s new deal in the South Caucasus has ended a decades-long conflict and, experts say, handed Washington a rare strategic foothold on Iran’s northern border. The agreement, signed earlier this month between Armenia and Azerbaijan, grants the U.S. a 99-year lease over the Zangezur Corridor — a narrow strip of land intended as a critical trade and energy route to Europe, bypassing Tehran entirely.

The corridor has long been at the center of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which displaced tens of thousands and fueled three decades of instability. By bringing both sides to the table, the deal creates a potential trade and security lifeline linking the Caspian Basin to Europe while circumventing Iran.

Branded by some as a “Route for Peace & Prosperity,” the agreement gives the U.S. a direct role in overseeing rail and road infrastructure, telecom networks, and energy pipelines running through the corridor. American firms would manage the artery and, supporters argue, reduce European reliance on both Russia and Iran.

Advocates frame the move as a loss for Tehran: diminished revenue and leverage as alternative east–west routes develop. They also say it could anchor a more stable security architecture in a region historically vulnerable to great-power competition.

Others believe the deal could have even broader implications for deterrence, energy markets, and Western influence in the Caucasus—potentially reshaping the strategic map around Iran’s northern frontier.

(Fox/VFI News)

Lord, we ask for true peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, protection for civilians, and wisdom for leaders stewarding this corridor. Restrain malign actors who seek to inflame the region, and let just agreements promote stability, prosperity, and freedom from violence. May righteous governance and cooperation triumph over hostility.