Ali Akbar Velayati, Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader on International Affairs, has issued a warning to Armenia, APA reports.
Velayati said in an article titled "An Open and Sincere Address to the Armenian Prime Minister," published in the Ettelaat newspaper.
Commenting on the Armenian parliament's approval of the "Trump Route" (TRIPP) project, Velayati criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's policies, describing the approval of the project as a futile step that runs counter to the interests of the Armenian people.
He emphasized that Iran considers itself responsible for maintaining security in the South Caucasus, with or without Russia's participation.
Velayati noted that one of the harmful steps taken by the new government led by Nikol Pashinyan was the further deepening of hostility between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
According to the Iranian official, Armenia's relations with Azerbaijan, Iran, Türkiye, and possibly Georgia in the future are unstable and unpredictable. Recalling the Astana-format summit held in Tehran five years ago and the meeting of the former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, he stated that the establishment of the Zangezur corridor had been explicitly opposed during that meeting. Velayati emphasized that this position remains one of the "red lines" of Iran's foreign policy.
Velayati added that Armenia's assumption that Moscow would pay less attention to security in the South Caucasus due to Russia's involvement in the war in Ukraine could be a miscalculation. He stated that he had discussed this issue in separate meetings with Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister and the country's ambassador to Tehran. He also said that he had explicitly declared at a press conference that Iran was responsible for the region's security, with or without Russia's participation.
"I also delivered my final message to the Armenian ambassador: If Trump and his allies attempt to cross this 'red line' of Iran, we will break their legs," the Iranian Supreme Leader's advisor wrote in his article, sharing the words he had addressed to Armenia's ambassador in Tehran.
Velayati also criticized the Armenian government's increasing alignment with the policies of the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, warning that this approach could pave the way for rising tensions in the South Caucasus.
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