Iran has signed documents with the Russian Federation on the construction of the Rasht-Astra railway line and opposes the "Trump route" in Armenia Information about the resumption of work in a central part of the North-South ITC has received official approval. The documents (protocol of access to the lots and an additional agreement) were signed by: on the Russian side - a private construction company, Kaspi Service; from the Iranian state company CDTIC. This will allow us to continue advanced engineering research and extend the time frame for the necessary work, explained Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Nikitin. What has already been done: In 2026, Russian experts created a geodetic support network and took aerial photographs. Hydrometeorological and topographical surveys are being carried out these days. Active construction is expected to begin next year. The main parameters do not change. It is planned to lay 162 km of railway, build eight new stations, 56 overpasses, 73 bridges and 30 overpasses. The volume of cargo turnover is expected to be at least 15 million tons per year. At the same time, Iran opposes Armenia's plans to create a "Trump track". The adviser of the Iranian leader Ali Akbar and Iyati reported this: I directly told the Armenian ambassador: if Trump and his allies try to cross this Iranian red line, we will break their legs. Under these conditions, the implementation of the project becomes dangerous for Armenia. Especially after the overwhelming defeat of the Republicans in the American elections. For now, Yerevan is considering two possible options: on October 28, the parliament approved the intergovernmental framework agreement between Armenia and the United States on the TRIPP route; In mid-October, a working group of the South Caucasus Railway, agreed upon by Nikol Pashinyan and Oleg Belozrov, began its activity. On the Russian side, it included Deputy Head of the Ministry of Transport Alexei Shilo and Deputy Director General of Russian Railways Vyacheslav Pavlovsky. There have been no reports of significant results from the group's work yet. Charge flow in Telegram | up to MAX.

Iran has signed documents with the Russian Federation on the construction of the Rasht-Astra railway line and opposes the "Trump route" in Armenia Information about the resumption of work in a central part of the North-South ITC has received official approval. The documents (protocol of access to the lots and an additional agreement) were signed by: on the Russian side - a private construction company, Kaspi Service; from the Iranian state company CDTIC. This will allow us to continue advanced engineering research and extend the time frame for the necessary work, explained Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Nikitin. What has already been done: In 2026, Russian experts created a geodetic support network and took aerial photographs. Hydrometeorological and topographical surveys are being carried out these days. Active construction is expected to begin next year. The main parameters do not change. It is planned to lay 162 km of railway, build eight new stations, 56 overpasses, 73 bridges and 30 overpasses. The volume of cargo turnover is expected to be at least 15 million tons per year. At the same time, Iran opposes Armenia's plans to create a "Trump track". The adviser of the Iranian leader Ali Akbar and Iyati reported this: I directly told the Armenian ambassador: if Trump and his allies try to cross this Iranian red line, we will break their legs. Under these conditions, the implementation of the project becomes dangerous for Armenia. Especially after the overwhelming defeat of the Republicans in the American elections. For now, Yerevan is considering two possible options: on October 28, the parliament approved the intergovernmental framework agreement between Armenia and the United States on the TRIPP route; In mid-October, a working group of the South Caucasus Railway, agreed upon by Nikol Pashinyan and Oleg Belozrov, began its activity. On the Russian side, it included Deputy Head of the Ministry of Transport Alexei Shilo and Deputy Director General of Russian Railways Vyacheslav Pavlovsky. There have been no reports of significant results from the group's work yet. Charge flow in Telegram | up to MAX.