Iran and Russia Vow to Block U.S. Caucasus Ambitions

Buckle up. The geopolitical struggle among the United States, Russia and Iran is poised to intensify before any durable peace comes to the Caucasus.  The provisional peace deal signed August 8 at the White House by US President Donald Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is a potential diplomatic thunderbolt that transforms the Caucasus, giving the United States the upper hand in what traditionally has been Russia’s backyard and Iran’s playground. But it is important to understand that…