Esmail Baghai, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, called the US attack on the ships a gross violation of international law and the ceasefire. He strongly condemned the night operations of US forces in the Persian Gulf region. The diplomat described the incident as a direct violation of existing peace agreements. Bagha confirmed aggression against Iran's civilian navy and coastal infrastructure. He stated that US actions exceed any legal norms. "The aggressive actions taken by the US armed forces against two Iranian oil pipelines near the port of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz last night, as well as the attacks on a number of coastal facilities, are a gross violation of international law and the ceasefire," the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

The General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, condemned the murder of the chief engineer of the Zaporizhia NPP, IEA reports. Grossi said that attacks against the NPP and its management are unacceptable and threaten nuclear safety. Earlier, the head of "Rosatom" Alexei Likhachev said that Alexander Yakovlev, the chief engineer of the Zaporozhye NPP, and his driver were killed this morning as a result of an attack by the armed forces of Ukraine.

We made a deal with Iran, US Vice President Vance announced. "So, the deal is very simple. If they shoot at the ships, we'll give them a crushing blow and that's it, and that's the basic principle by which everything will work. If Iran tries to close the Strait of Hormuz, the American military will respond. It's clear: this is the agreement. They can either follow it or get what happened last night. This will continue until they open that corridor and stop firing at the ships," he said.

After the publication of the decision of the Constitutional Court, the "Strong Armenia" alliance of parties, the "Hayastania" alliance of parties, the "Prosperous Armenia" party, the "Armenian National Congress" party, and the "National-Democratic Pole" pan-Armenian party issued a statement. "Today, the Constitutional Court published the decision regarding the lawsuits disputing the results of the last parliamentary elections. This decision of the Constitutional Court: • does not solve the issue of the legitimacy of the emerging government. the government formed under such conditions and with recorded results lacks legitimacy. • does not correct the election frauds and does not eliminate mass election violations and does not solve the deep political and legal crisis in the country. On the contrary, direct refusal to register violations by the last legal instance deepens the current crisis in the country, does not contribute to the formation of an atmosphere of domestic solidarity and moves the struggle to the field of political resistance. Therefore, in order to overcome the existing political crisis and restore the constitutional order, the undersigned political forces declare consensus on the following principle directions and form a unified political agenda: 1. Prevention of forced changes to the Constitution of Armenia. Considering the constitutional amendments being prepared by the current administration as external coercion, we will use all legislative, public and political means to prevent the amendment of the Mother Law, which is a direct and irreversible blow to the sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia. 2. Protection of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. Considering the systematic illegal campaign against the Church, the Catholicos of All Armenians, the cornerstone of our political agenda will be the protection of the exclusive mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, its rights, property and reputation from any encroachments guaranteed by Article 18 of the Constitution. 3. Protection of the rights of political prisoners. A new wave of political repressions has started in the post-election period. Along with the electoral and political processes, the repressive practice in the country led to a sharp increase in the number of political prisoners. Our joint steps will be aimed at protecting their rights and demanding their immediate release. 4. Removal of the current government. The examination of the complaints of the opposition forces in the Constitutional Court only proved that the removal of the current regime is an imperative without an alternative. Therefore, the change of power and the formation of a new quality national government remains the only prerequisite for the restoration of constitutional order, establishment of solidarity and security in the country.

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June 28, 2026 Author: Heghine Asiryan It was surprising, the day before, when I was constantly "browsing" Facebook and opening and closing news sites, the idea and title of today's article was born. We all believed in the victory of the opposition, even the current government. Otherwise, in the middle of the night, they would not have declared victory with the faces of the obituary reader. Political corruption has existed in independent Armenia since then. But it reached abnormal proportions under the current government. In other words, the power that was established on the shoulders of the people, with the velvet revolution, supposedly with unprecedented enthusiasm of the people. And this was done primarily under the slogan of fighting corruption. And like all other slogans or promises, that one too, as it turned out, was written in the sand. And today, at this post-election stage, one can safely claim the victory of political corruption, it can be clearly said that Nikol not only wore "Serge's suit", but created his own style. Nikol Pashinyan, who promised to eradicate political corruption, directed all legislative changes against his competitors. In Nicholas Armenia, what was happening in the last year and especially during the pre-election period, was not a fight against corruption, but a triumph of corruption itself. At the forefront, naturally, were the investigative structures, especially the anti-corruption one. On which was placed the "holy" duty of arresting oppositionists by making false documents for the distribution of election bribes. Not only ordinary activists were arrested, but employees of regional opposition headquarters, along with the president. And at the end of the day they were released saying they got confused. The police and investigative mess reached the point where opposition presidents and secretaries of the regional commissions were arrested on false charges. And when journalists or human rights defenders discovered real voter bribers representing the government, absolutely no action was taken in their regard. Such a thing was not even possible to imagine in the days of the rejected formers. This is the future that awaits us after the previous day's vote. If, of course, the person clinging to the prime minister's seat manages to retain power.

The Iranians should not pay for the security of the Strait of Hormuz, said Rezai, the military adviser of the supreme leader of Iran. "We want to preserve the security of the Strait of Hormuz. We want to protect the ecology of the Strait of Hormuz. We need to create an insurance mechanism to cover incidents so that ships that encounter problems have insurance to mitigate their risks. And since we provide all this, these costs cannot be paid by the people of Iran. These fees should be collected from those who transport oil through the strait," said Mohsen Rezai, the military advisor of Iran's supreme leader and the former head of the IRPC.

June 19, 2026 Author: Heghine Asiryan No matter how many cases regarding electoral violations are filed against the opposition field, no matter what is done, there is still a heavy sediment in the public atmosphere: the government falsified the election. I will not talk about the forms of forgery, because the public eye sees that there is no form that has not been discussed or about which doubts have not been raised. I will speak Victory usually calms a person down. Victory softens, improves, heals even the heaviest wounds. A victorious person does not fight with his shadow, does not look for enemies at every step, does not try to prove that he has won every day. He just lives in his victory. Then why doesn't Pashinyan celebrate his declared victory? This is where the psychological junction is. The government knows within itself that this is not a victory. This is the case when victory is more difficult than defeat. Today, Nikol Pashinyan's behavior shows exactly that logic. I am not giving a political assessment, this is purely a psychological observation. All the post-election scandals - arrests, threats, noisy statements - remind more of the reactions of a person in internal turmoil, rather than of a winner. A defeated person only begins to fight not only against the enemy, but also against reality. At that time, there is nothing more to say than that the people who voted against him were bribed. This is no longer a political argument. With all the administrative, legal and power resources at his disposal, he is trying to convince people that the opposite party falsified the election. And this is said by the person who represents the state, the government and the law. How weak and helpless you must feel, to be in control of the entire state machine, to be constantly afraid of your competitor. How insecure your victory must be to have to prove it again and again every day.