On March 31, recognizing the historic friendship and cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Armenia, and considering the humanitarian aspect of the current situation, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau provided medical aid to the Iranian Embassy in Armenia for the people of Iran. ARF Artsakh Central Committee Chairman Ara Boulouzian said the aid represents gratitude toward the people of Iran, who stood by the people of Armenia and Artsakh in dire times.
Armenia-Iran relations and developments
On March 31, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Khalil Shirgholami reiterated the significance of the Armenia-Iran border, calling it a border of peace and vital importance, and again emphasized the friendship between the two peoples. Meanwhile, Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan spoke by phone with Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hussein Simaei Sarraf and discussed issues of mutual interest in their respective sectors. On April 3, Ambassador Shirgholami met with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan to discuss regional developments.
On the same day, another incident was recorded as a truck transporting a hydraulic crane from the United Arab Emirates to Armenia came under shelling in Iran and arrived in Yerevan in a damaged and burned state. While this was the first such incident, authorities expect similar incidents may occur.
Evacuations continue
Regarding evacuations, on April 1, 1,262 Iranians were reported to have returned to Iran via Armenia from the United Arab Emirates. On April 3, it was reported that more than 1,171 Indian nationals, including 818 students, were also able to exit Iran through Armenia. A further 345 Indian fishermen departed Iran through Armenia on April 4. Meanwhile, as of April 3, the Armenia-Iran border remains closed for Iranians due to technical issues. In total, citizens of 60 countries have been evacuated through Armenia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, as of April 3.
TRIPP, Armenia and Iran
On April 2, addressing the TRIPP project, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said in an interview that, alongside being an international transport route and an essential regional corridor, the route is intended to be used by the United States to oversee Iran’s northern border. On April 3, the Armenia-United States bilateral working group held its third meeting, during which participants discussed how to ensure the outcomes of the Aug. 8, 2025, Peace Summit are implemented, as well as ways to strengthen partnership between Washington and Yerevan.
Situation in Lebanon
The situation in Lebanon continues to worsen as the frequency of Israeli strikes has increased, particularly against the southern suburbs of Beirut. The National News Agency reported that, by April 5, the death toll stood at 1,461, while 4,430 people were reported wounded. Over the past week, no casualties have been reported among Armenian citizens in the region.
Has anybody else noticed that Pashinyan always looks like a carpet salesman in all of his photos?
All he needs is a fez and the picture will be complete.
As is the photo so is the man.
I agree,
Exactly. Pashinyan’s grin gives off greedy, manipulative, scamming, con artist vibes, because that’s what he is. This guy would sell his own mother and Armenia, and the capitulationist agreements which he signed, are tantamount to selling out Armenia.
Just put on smiles for photocall it’s what heads of state and governments do surprisingly to some it seems.
A fake grin goes with the territory of politics or business, but it still doesn’t change the fact that Pashinyan is a fraud.
Armenia receives 4 billion Dollars from Russian Armenians, what will Pashinian do if they stop sending those funds, or if Russia repatriates them back to Armenia the way Trump is doing in US.
Not to mention the tens of thousands of russians having moved to Armenia since 2022.
Or did you forget about those?
Iran beat the US and Israeli superpowers
Nikol the capitulant capitulated, and all Armenians did was find excuses
The problem starts with nikol
Hopefully if the iranian 10 point agreement is finalized and the US exits the gulf, that they also leave Armenia. Then pashoglu, their little weasel leaves with them or is ousted. This i pray happens.
Iran has been devastated, yes it struck back against aggressors but even if no resumption of hostilities will be picking up the pieces. USA and Israel achieved greater aerial sway and domination over Iran than Russia has managed to achieve over Ukraine in four years, something to have a think about. Along with the systematic bumping off of Iranian top brass something Putin Russia seems rather incapable of against Ukraine.
As for Pashinyan, Armenia in it’s protectorate Arktash lost in 2020, it was outmatched and was still on a long honeymoon from 1994 and grimly put losing has consequences those who persist in the fantasy that Armenia was in the same position in relative terms in 2020 and it was a stab in the back. Perhaps the dismissal of officers from 1994 by Pashinyan in 2018 was too abrupt but equally perhaps they had become an old guard having been those with the most recent experience and increasingly backward looking. Nazi Germany had plenty of recent experience but had a accept full defeat in 1945 and Napoleon and his officers were considered accomplished yet also had to accept defeat. Iraq fought Iran to a standstill against Iran yet 3 years later was trounced by the US led coalition , it’s military had plenty of recent experience but was of little use against a wholly different foe. This refusal to acknowledge reality will condemn and endanger
The US/Israel-Iran war is not really over – not by a long shot. This is a 47-year long vendetta between both sides, which won’t end anytime soon. The ceasefires are just interludes. What is crucial, is that Armenia doesn’t get dragged into this decades-long regional blood feud and is not forced to choose sides, a task which the inept Pashinyan and his equally inept government cannot handle.
What would be ideal, from Armenia’s perspective, is that America’s and Israel’s attacks on Iran lead to the collapse of the Ayatollah’s regime and its replacement by a democraatic and secular government.
Anything that weakens Islam is to Armenia’s benefit.
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Although a potential secular government in Iran kow towing to USA and Israel would be less close to Russia, so the pro Russian Armenians perhaps should consider this although Azerbaijan value to Israel and USA would diminsh in such a situation which would benefit Armenia. Besides as Shia Islam is generally more amicable than Sunni towards Christians, the failure of the clerical regime would actually empower the globally dominant Sunni even more. Thus it wouldn’t really help Armenia and Christianity as such particularly actually. Change is afoot but careful for what you wish for really.