"It is difficult to perceive Nikol Pashinyan's speech in the European Parliament as a responsible speech of the head of a sovereign state. It was more reminiscent of an attempt at domestic political reprisal, transferred to an international prestigious platform. Instead of representing Armenia's state interests, security challenges and regional realities, Pashinyan used the European podium to label his own opponents. Pashinyan presented the representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Church and opponents of the government as a "party of war", trying to connect them with external forces and attribute to them a willingness to sacrifice Armenia's independence. In reality, this was not a political assessment, but a political labeling aimed at discrediting one's opponents before the international audience. When the head of the country presents a segment of his own society as a dangerous force or a tool of external influence from an internationally prestigious podium, he actually transfers the internal political conflict of his country to an external platform. Such a step does not strengthen the state, but shows the political weakness and mistrust of the government towards its own society. Another goal was also evident in Pashinyan's speech. He tried to present the political field of Armenia as a geopolitical confrontation, contrasting the government with the allegedly "pro-Russian war party". This narrative has long been used in the internal political struggle, but when it is heard from the European podium, it acquires a completely different meaning. It is more reminiscent of a report to Western sponsors than a speech by the head of a sovereign state. In fact, Pashinyan was trying to convince the European audience that there is a political opposition in Armenia that needs to be neutralized. In other words, the internal political struggle of Armenia is presented as a geopolitical struggle, where the opponents of the government are declared "supporters of war" or "agents of the influence of external forces". This is a dangerous and irresponsible policy that not only deepens public polarization, but also involves foreign forces in Armenia's internal political conflict. When the head of the country discredits his opponents and even one of the fundamental national institutions, the church, from the international podium, it is not a sign of a strong state, but a clear manifestation of the political crisis of the government. Such behavior shows that Pashinyan is trying to get legitimacy, "green light" from Western centers to carry out repressions inside Armenia.

Trump's administration is considering further easing of sanctions against Russia in the oil sector. This was reported by Reuters, referring to sources. Earlier, the US president told the New York Post that he has an action plan in the face of a sharp rise in oil prices.

We have worn out this government by initiating street struggles. According to opinion polls about 1.5 years ago, 60 percent were undecided, now - about 25-30 percent. In other words, we cleared the field for other political forces, even at the expense of ourselves to some extent, Robert Kocharian said during the "Big Politics" podcast. "It's good that there are others. Before, 5-6 forces entered the National Assembly, the current 3 is not normal. Our efforts, the street struggle created good conditions for the change of power, to some extent at the cost of our attrition. Everyone comes with programs, they are good, beautifully presented. The main question is who can do it, a person who has proven that he can do it, is capable, a political team that is a fighter, or completely new people who have that desire, but do not yet have experience, have not shown themselves in political struggle from a practical point of view. We have to position ourselves as a force and I, as a leader who is capable, has done it a couple of times, achieved quite serious success in a crisis situation and can do it the 3rd time. This should be our message to the voters," said the second president

Masoud Pezeshkian thanked the Kurds for supporting Iran. "I express my gratitude to the proud and worthy people of Kurdistan who supported Iran in these historic days. I share the grief of the families of the martyrs and the victims in these incidents. The governor and the armed forces, as guarantors of security, have a duty to resolutely resist any separatist act.”

The United States must respect international law and bilateral trade agreements signed between the EU and the United States, the Spanish government said in response to Trump's statements. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that he was severing all commercial and economic ties with Spain, because Spain refused to provide its bases to the US to attack Iran.

"Iran will respond to the enemy's attacks with all its might. Iran's strikes against American targets in the countries of the region are legal and are not directed against the sovereignty of those countries in any way. As part of our self-defense, we have to attack the sources of the enemy's aggression, at the same time we have friendly relations with all the countries of the region. The military aggression of the US and the Zionist regime during the negotiations showed once again that they do not follow any law but the law of the jungle.

"We have clearly outlined our expectations regarding the lifting of sanctions. Good progress has been made on the nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions, with agreement reached on some issues and disagreements on others. "Consultations should be held in the capitals of the participating countries, after which the fourth round of negotiations will take place next week," he said.

He made this statement at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum organized by the Pinchuk Foundation. Wittkoff joined the event through a link. According to the envoy of the US president, in addition to the Iranian issue, which Washington is trying to solve diplomatically, he plans to meet with the head of the Ukrainian delegation in Geneva, Rustem Umerov. He said that Umerov will be able to visit the USA, but the parties must first hold negotiations in Geneva. "As I said, we don't just meet in Geneva. In fact, I think that Rustem may come to Florida soon to meet with us. And there will be a tripartite meeting. I'm talking about a tripartite meeting between the Ukrainian delegation, the Russian delegation, myself, Jared and our teams, probably in the next 10 days. The purpose of the meeting with Umerov is to continue the discussion and explore options for reaching a peace agreement," he said.