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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |