ArmInfo. The West-Iran nuclear deal affords opportunities for Armenia as well, as it will defuse tension between Tehran and Brussels in tandem with Washington, Emma Begijanyan, an expert for the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA), said in an interview with ArmInfo.
On August 18, Iran's authorities send their response to the EU's proposals to revitalize the nuclear deal. The content of the message is a secret. The U.S. received Tehran's response to Brussel's proposal to revitalize the Joint to Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The Iran International channel reported a list of concessions the U.S. is allegedly ready to make, including removal of sanctions from 17 Iranian banks and immediate release of Iran's $7bln assets in South Korea.
"I think that the opportunities for Iranian economy could hardly be overestimated. And removal of sanctions from Iran meets our interests as well. The point is that Iran and Turkey are interdependent now. And should the nuclear deal remain on paper, it will enable Ankara to exert further pressure on Tehran, including over the so-called 'Zangezur corridor' via Armenia," she said.
Recep Erdogan needs this corridor even more than Ilham Aliyev, whereas this Turkish idea is thee redline for Tehran, which is now sparing no effort to oppose it. And since the corridor is the redline for Armenia, Yerevan must coordinate its actions with Tehran.
"The concurring interests of Armenia and Iran in opposing the implementation of the Turkish-Azerbaijani plans leave Armenia and Iran with no alternative but to cooperate. I think Yerevan too should undertake initiative, as I am rather pessimistic about the prospects of Western and Russian support to Armenia for thee simple reason that, in contrast to Iran, it is not in their interests," Ms Begijanyan said.