On September 6, Mehdi Sobhani, Iran's Ambassador to Armenia, categorically rejected the possibility of opening an extraterritorial land corridor between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. 

He emphasized that Iran is strongly opposed to any such corridor that compromises Armenia's territorial integrity and sovereignty. "We are against any corridor that violates the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Armenia. We have repeatedly stated that this goes against the interests of both Armenia and Iran," Sobhani remarked. He also dismissed the notion of establishing such a corridor under any name, asserting that it "will never come true."

On September 5, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that any threats to the territorial integrity of neighboring countries, including the redrawing of borders, are a "red line" for Iran.

Ambassador Sobhani reiterated this position, stressing that Armenia’s border checkpoints in the Syunik region would remain under the control of Armenian authorities and institutions, preserving Yerevan’s sovereignty.

Notably, Iran had recently urged Russia to halt efforts to open a road corridor connecting Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan via Armenia. This came following Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s accusations that Armenia was not adhering to a Russian-mediated agreement regarding the opening of transportation links between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan.