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August 27, 2025

Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia Is a Victory for Israel and America

And a loss for Russia and Iran.

On August 8, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered treaty ending a conflict that has led to on-and-off fighting since the breakup of the Soviet Union. While ethnic and religious hostilities between the Azeris—Shiite Muslims who speak a language closely related to Turkish—and the Christian Armenians go back centuries, the recent resolution involves a convoluted border and the establishment a new transit route, sponsored by the U.S., known as the Zangezur corridor.

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