South Caucasus

Baku's leverage: The Azerbaijani gas corridor and the Russian-Iranian connection - opinion

Azerbaijan’s role in the Russia-Iran gas corridor will be decisive. This initiative is not just an energy project but a strategic choice capable of reshaping the South Caucasus.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByMORDECHAI KEDAR

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, earlier this month. There’s a deepening Russian-Iranian political alignment, says the writer.

Turkey breaks ground on rail line to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan

The railway will be part of the Southern Caucasus transit corridor, to which the US gained exclusive development rights.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByREUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Azeri men living in Turkey wave flags of Turkey and Azerbaijan during a protest following clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 19, 2020

TRIPP in the Caucasus: Strategic realignment at Iran’s northern frontier - opinion

A new transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory, that will operate under Armenian sovereignty and be developed and managed by an American-led consortium

AUGUST 13, 2025ByAIDIN PANAHI

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is joined by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a trilateral signing event at the White House last Friday.