{"id":18429,"date":"2025-08-13T02:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18429"},"modified":"2025-08-20T02:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:41:16","slug":"u-s-state-department-responds-to-russia-and-irans-statements-against-the-trump-corridor-ahmad-shahidovs-question-becomes-highlight-of-the-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18429","title":{"rendered":"U.S. State Department responds to Russia and Iran\u2019s statements against the \u2018Trump Corridor\u2019 \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov\u2019s question becomes highlight of the briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U.S. State Department responds to Russia and Iran\u2019s statements against the \u2018Trump Corridor\u2019\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bLhm21PXbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today, the U.S. State Department held its regular press briefing in Washington DC. Spokesperson Tammy Bruce answered questions from both domestic and international journalists on current issues.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov, a Washington-based journalist and human rights defender, expressed his gratitude to the U.S. President for his contributions to global peace and particularly praised the U.S. role in achieving peace in the South Caucasus. Referring to the historic peace agreement signed on August 8 at the White House between Azerbaijan and Armenia under U.S. mediation, Shahidov recalled Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev\u2019s suggestion that President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this achievement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AB\u015e D\u00f6vl\u0259t Departamenti `Tramp Mar\u015frutu` il\u0259 ba\u011fl\u0131 Rusiya v\u0259 \u0130rana x\u0259b\u0259rdarl\u0131q etdi - REAL TV\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L6ikGmh0Hc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov asked for the State Department\u2019s assessment of the new peace environment in the South Caucasus and inquired about the U.S. position in light of threats from Russia and Iran, including statements from Tehran declaring they would prevent the \u2018Trump Corridor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AB\u015e D\u00f6vl\u0259t Departamenti `Tramp Mar\u015frutu` il\u0259 ba\u011fl\u0131 s\u0259sl\u0259n\u0259n t\u0259hdidl\u0259r\u0259 cavab verdi - Baku TV\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sSakZhoz0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In her response, Tammy Bruce said she would not speculate on possible steps, but stressed that the world takes President Donald Trump very seriously:<br \/>\n\u201cThis agreement is very important to the U.S. President. The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia were at the White House. This peace matters to Washington and to the world. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been in conflict for decades \u2014 over 35 years \u2014 with countless lives lost. The Europeans, the French, Putin, and even Biden have all tried, but only President Donald Trump was able to bring these two countries to sign a historic peace agreement. 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