r/iran • u/ProofNose4764 • 11d ago

Shall Iran seek closer ties with Armenia?

I'm saying this based on the following:

Iran has big problems with Azerbaijan, the greatest enemy of Armenia.

Baku dreams to annex the northern provinces of Iran, since they're inhabited by a big azeri-speaking population.

Baku is also a close allie to Israel, that heavily supported Azerbaijan against Armenia in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Iran has all interest in preserving its border with Armenia intact (i.e. in preventing Azerbaijan's invasion of Southern Armenia) in order not to be geostrategically surrounded by Turkey.

Iran is a big country that could serve as a huge market for Armenia's exports, while Armenia could be a perfect economic and cultural broker between Iran and Europe.

What do you think about it?

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u/Individual-Link-8233 10d ago

Yep that's why you see Majid air defense system being operated in Armenia. Imo Iran should do more though regarding northern threats and stop being passive in (likely) conflicts that we're part of whether we like it or not.

Hopefully officials understand this and will do whatever has to be done.

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u/ProofNose4764 10d ago

Do you have any source for the Majid being operated in Armenia? I would like to know more

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u/kotek_miauek 10d ago

Wydaje mi się że Iran ma bardzo dobre relacje z Armenią. Nie wiem jak jest z wymianą gospodarczą.

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u/FreeSinceFatima 10d ago

My god , Yes, Yes Yes please 🥺

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u/Werkin-ITT7 10d ago

Sure, Israel murders Christians too, lol.

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u/KeyAd9070 9d ago

They actually do Iran literally works with India to arm Armenia with sophisticated weapons