
Iran criticises Trump Route while Russia says it wants to participate
Iranian officials have previously made contradictory statements on their stance on the Trump Route.

Iranian officials have previously made contradictory statements on their stance on the Trump Route.

The prosecution had previously dropped additional terrorism-charges that alleged Orkan Asadov was targeting Israeli citizens.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he hoped that the ‘Zangezur corridor’ project would be realised ‘very soon’.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said that almost all outstanding issues in the negotiation process had been resolved.

The two leaders agreed to increase their bilateral ties to the level of ‘strategic partnership’.

Both Russia and Iran have long voiced opposition to a US-managed route between Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhchivan.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s comments came as Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran, expressed concern about the plan.