Turkey on Saturday welcomed a peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia and said it hoped a planned strategic transit corridor, which could boost exports of energy and other resources through the South Caucasus,

Iran vehemently opposes the US-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, specifically the creation of the 'Trump Route' transit corridor. Tehran views the corridor as a threat to regional stability,

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing event with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo