ArmInfo. Tehran is well aware that the implementation of the Turkish-Azerbaijani "Zangezur Corridor" project means the final blocking of the northern borders of Iran. Expert in Iranian studies Armen Vardanyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
"In the event of such fairly large geopolitical changes, the consequences of which will go beyond not only Armenia, but also the South Caucasus, Iran will fall into dependence on Turkey and Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, today, taking into account the transit significance of Iran for the tandem, the opposite process is taking place. In this light, it is clear that the next geopolitical breakdown of the region clearly does not correspond to the interests of Tehran," he stressed.
Nevertheless, Vardanyan does not undertake to forecast an unambiguous military intervention by Iran in the event that Turkey or Azerbaijan violates the integrity of the Armenian-Iranian border. The reason is Tehran's rather warm relations with Ankara and Baku, despite all the problems that periodically arise between them.
But on the other hand, the expert recalled last year's unprecedented maneuvers of the Iranian army, in particular, the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" on the border with Azerbaijan in response to the threat of an Azerbaijani invasion of the Syunik region of Armenia, which Baku understood well.
In this light, in the opinion of the Exert, one way or another, but Iran is determined to defend its own position in favor of the inviolability of the borders with Armenia. Which, in his opinion, despite all the objective geopolitical difficulties along this path, raises the need for new steps by Yerevan to deepen relations with Tehran to a strategic level.