GAME-CHANGER” STRATEGY: IRAN’S GEOECONOMIC REPOSITIONING IN RESPONSE TO THE TRUMP 2.0 DOCTRINE AND THE ZANGEZUR CORRIDOR (TRIPP)
The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2025, followed by the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, weakened Iran’s regional deterrence architecture and triggered a significant restructuring of the balance of power in the South Caucasus. In this context, the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) agreement—brokered under U.S. auspices and signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan—has established the institutional foundation of a new geopolitical and geoeconomic order in the South Caucasus.
The Deadly Negotiation Trap: An Anatomy Of Trump’s Hybrid Pressure Strategy Against Iran In 2025
In the autumn of 2025, the Islamic Republic of Iran stands at a crossroads of unprecedented geopolitical pressure and existential threats in its forty-year history. Donald Trump’s return to the White House is not a temporary political event; it marks the starting point of a new security doctrine called “Project 2025,” which transforms Washington’s paradigm of confrontation with Tehran from “containment” to “structural change.
