"At present peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not possible," stated Director of International Security and Energy Programs of Nixon Center Zeyno Baran. "If the parties were ready to compromise, they would pursue another foreign and domestic policy," the expert believes. "Possible operation against Iran may have a negative impact on Azerbaijan, however assessing the scale of that impact is still hard," she said. When commenting on Iran's negative stance over the project of an oil pipeline between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on the bottom of the Caspian, the expert noted that Teheran cannot prevent its implementation, reports IA Regnum referring to Turan agency.