  Expert rules out recurrence of Iraqi scenario in Iran February 2, 2012 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus Institute director ruled out the possibility of a war between the West and Iran, naming current attempts at mutual intimidation a mere power play. “Present-time Iran is completely different from Iraq of 1991 as far as military power, population number, and the attitude to the ruling regime goes,” Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to the politician, the bombing of Iran nuclear facilities will be hard to accomplish technically, given the mountainous area and the size of the country, succeeding only in further radicalizing the official Tehran.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
