During his visit to Yerevan, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, suggested that the Armenian side sign a military agreement with Iran with the possibility of bringing Iranian troops into the territory of Armenia from the EU monitoring mission located in the border zone.
Stanislav Tarasov, an expert on Middle East and Caucasus issues, wrote about this in an article published in the Russian press, referring to the Azerbaijani website Caliber.az.
Is it worth believing the information published by the Azerbaijani source?
For what purpose did the Azerbaijani website publish this information and why does the Russian expert rely on this information?
Iranologist Emma Begijanyan advises not to believe Baku's lies, although she adds that deepening cooperation with Iran in the military and security fields is in Armenia's interest in all cases.
of Euromedia24in a conversation with Iran expert noted that if Armenia applies for Iran's military assistance, Tehran is ready to go ahead. Emma Begijanyan.
"If any country is against Armenia-Iran cooperation, let them take practical steps. If not, Armenia should cooperate with Iran, because the security interests of both countries coincide. (...) So, if we want, this is the case that Iran is 100 percent ready to cooperate."
The secretary of Iran's National Security Council visited Yerevan on January 9.
Before that, he was in Baku. In Yerevan, Ali Akbar Ahmadian met with his Armenian counterpart, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan, as well as with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Iran expert Emma Begijanyan is convinced that the most important topic of the Iranian official's meetings in Yerevan was the so-called "Zangezur Corridor". the question
Emma Begijanyan. "I am convinced that the most important issue was the issue of the Zangezur Corridor, because they are constantly threatening it. It is one of the most important issues on Iran's agenda."
According to the Iranian state news agency, Ali Akbar Ahmadian emphasized that Tehran is against any geopolitical changes in the region, which is the principled position that Iran has repeatedly expressed regarding Syunik and any encroachment on the Armenian-Iranian border In July 2022, the number one face of Iran, the supreme spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, during a meeting with the presidents of Russia and Turkey, emphasized that Iran will not tolerate closing the border with Armenia.
Emma Begijanyan. "In Iran's political agenda, both the opposition and the party, everyone tends to focus on that "corridor", because in these mixed conditions, both Turkey and Azerbaijan can take steps in that direction." With the famous speech published just two days before, and in particular with the statement that the so-called "Zangezur Corridor should and will be opened", it is difficult to say in any case, Iranologists are convinced. that despite a certain weakening of Iran's position in the Middle East, Tehran's position on Armenia has not changed.
Emma Begijanyan. "On the contrary, it has changed to a tougher position, because it is very important for it. (...) Iran has always considered the safest, most reliable way to Europe."
After Aliyev's bold and threatening statements on January 7, fears have increased in Armenia that Azerbaijan may attack Syunik.
But if the leadership of Armenia does not take practical steps to form a military alliance with Iran, to strengthen Iran's positions in the same Syunik, in the event of a military attack, it will be very difficult for Tehran to practically counter the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression. Aram Sargsyan
