U.S. unable to swallow IranFebruary 23, 2007 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. will not be able to swallow Iran up. This state is too big and strong, specialist of Iranian studies Tadevos Charchyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. No aggression against Iran is not expected, according to him. "The U.S. just moves muscles in an aspiration to show it's being the superpower. The U.S. administration clearly understands that Iran is not Iraq. Having plenty of problems in the region, it can't shoulder one more burden," Charchyan said. Islamic solidarity, which can gain force in case America launches hostilities against Iran, should not be neglected either. "Not only Big Near East but also Middle Asia may render support to Iran. The U.S. will hardly like such state of affairs. So, I am sure, there will be no military operations launched," the Armenian expert said. He reminded that not only media but also George Bush himself announced that the CIA's information on Iranian nuclear facilities proved ungrounded. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |