Russia’s Interfax news agency, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, reports that Yerevan assured Tehran no US military presence would be brought into the region under the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). The project matters for Azerbaijan too, since it would link the country’s mainland with Nakhchivan.
Interfax, citing Iran’s Tasnim news agency, reports that Esmaeil Baghaei listed three guarantees conveyed to Tehran by the Armenian side regarding the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, known as TRIPP: there will be no change to borders, the project will be carried out exclusively by Armenian companies, and no US military forces will be deployed in the region.
According to the agency, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran has always supported removing obstacles to transport links in the region, but insisted this must happen without altering the borders of regional states or the broader geopolitical picture. He added that interference by forces from outside the region, especially the United States, has only created security threats.
Interfax also notes that the Iranian official, while describing Tehran-Yerevan relations as positive, stressed that Iran would continue to closely monitor the situation.
What is the TRIPP project
The agency recalls that in August 2025, the leaders of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a document under which Yerevan, together with Washington and other parties, would develop the framework for the TRIPP initiative. The plan covers the construction of a road, a railway line, and oil and gas communication lines.
Interfax reports that the TRIPP route would connect Azerbaijan’s mainland with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via a 42-kilometre road passing through Armenian territory, and onward to Turkey. Citing a US State Department statement, the agency writes that Washington, Yerevan and Baku have formed a trilateral technical group to advance TRIPP, and the parties have also agreed to set up two additional working groups covering transport and electricity.
