Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Armenia to discuss a planned transport corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave, included in a recent US-brokered peace deal. Tehran opposes the project, fearing it could bring American influence near its borders, according to Al Jazeera.

Iranian officials stressed the corridor could shift regional geopolitics and warned they would block it if necessary, with or without Russian support. Russia has cautiously welcomed the deal, urging stability and opposing outside interference. The project follows years of conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, with Armenia recently returning villages to Azerbaijan.