Iran remains concerned about the TRIPP project: Konstantin Tasits

Konstantin Tasits, political scientist, spoke to Alpha News about the statement by Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader on international affairs, that the TRIPP project (the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) is a “red line” for Iran.

“Velayati’s words show that Iran remains concerned about the implementation of the Trump Route. As before, its concern is that Tehran demands that the route be under the sovereign control of the Armenian authorities and that there be no forces hostile to Iran there, meaning any paramilitary units of the US, NATO countries or any other states hostile to Tehran. This was set out as a rather firm demand, and Iran will stick to it to make sure it is in no way ignored,” the expert believes.

According to Tasits, if Iran sees even the slightest threat to itself from the TRIPP project, it may resort to a military solution to eliminate that threat. He cited Iran’s recent strikes on Middle Eastern countries as an example.

“Something like strikes on Armenia may seem impossible now, but Iran’s strikes on Middle Eastern countries hosting US military bases also seemed impossible. If there is another escalation and threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran come from this territory, it cannot be ruled out that Tehran will act in a similar way, especially since it has all the military infrastructure needed to do so,” the expert concluded.