Tensions are escalating in the South Caucasus again, as Armenia and Azerbaijan remain locked in a bitter standoff over access to Nagorno-Karabakh. As an emboldened Azerbaijan eyes further gains — including a land corridor to Turkey that would cut off Iran’s access to Armenia — relations between Baku and Teheran are growing more hostile by the day. 

Links:

Turkey rises, Russia fades as Iran and Azerbaijan clash over Armenia (Al-Monitor)

Averting a New War between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Crisis Group)