Iran Conflict Risks Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Progress
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- U.S. President Donald Trump successfully jump-started the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, achieving more diplomatic progress in the region than seen in decades.
- Officials in both Armenia and Azerbaijan express concern that the U.S.'s focus on the Iran conflict will divert attention from their peace process, potentially undoing Trump's achievement.
- Azerbaijan had already retaken all territory occupied by Armenia during the 1990s war, including Nagorno-Karabakh, and the two sides had finalized a peace agreement text by early 2025.
- Two critical issues remain: Azerbaijan demands the removal of indirect territorial claims over Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia's constitution, and the creation of a transportation route connecting Azerbaijan's main territory and its exclave of Nakhchivan via southern Armenia.
Why it matters: The Iran conflict threatens to derail the finalization of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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