cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34197822

  • Iran threatens Caucasus corridor announced on Friday
  • Analysts say unclear how Tehran could block it
  • Diplomat says final peace deal faces just one obstacle
  • Armenia must amend its constitution, he says
  • Armenia PM has called for vote on the change

DUBAI/MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal sponsored by U.S. President Donald Trump, Iranian media reported, raising a new question mark over a peace plan hailed as a strategically important shift.

A top Azerbaijani diplomat said earlier that the plan, announced by Trump on Friday, was just one step from a final peace deal between his country and Armenia, which reiterated its support for the plan.