{"id":18448,"date":"2025-08-18T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18448"},"modified":"2025-08-18T08:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:14:22","slug":"debate-on-trump-route-at-al-ghad-tv-dr-ahmad-shahidov-responds-to-claims-by-iranian-expert-said-shaverdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18448","title":{"rendered":"Debate on Trump Route at Al Ghad TV: Dr. Ahmad Shahidov responds to claims by Iranian expert Said Shaverdi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Debate on Trump Route at Al Ghad TV: Dr. Ahmad Shahidov responds to Iranian expert\u2019s security claims\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JfO5Ip6dx1Q?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>Egypt\u2019s influential Al Ghad Television discussed the Zangezur Corridor and recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly the peace agreement reached in Washington DC between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The program featured a debate between Iranian journalist and political commentator Said Shaverdi and Washington-based political analyst Dr. Ahmad Shahidov.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian expert Said Shaverdi claimed that \u201cwith the Zangezur Corridor, U.S. and Israeli troops would allegedly enter the region, followed by NATO forces moving into the South Caucasus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Dr. Ahmad Shahidov stressed that after 35 years of conflict, peace has been achieved between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to him, while peace talks held in various capitals after 2020 yielded no results, the negotiations at the White House were ultimately successful, with the U.S. taking on the role of guarantor in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ahmad Shahidov further emphasized that the \u201cTrump Route\u201d is purely an economic project, with no question of any military presence in the region. He described Iran\u2019s assertions as baseless and biased.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18449\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/al_qhad_17.08.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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