Russian expert: Iran will be apparently attacked from Georgia’s territoryDecember 15, 2011 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq is a sign of future war against Iran, according to head of the Center for Strategic Research into Contemporary Religion and Politics. “Should the U.S. forces remain in Iraq, it would inevitably lead to unpredictable consequences, with Iran striking heavy blows on the U.S. bases,” Maxim Shevchenko told vesti.az. “Before attacking Iran, the West will have to topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and settle problems with Hezbollah, which surely will target missiles at Israel in case of war against Tehran. Thus, a conclusion emerges that Iran will be apparently attacked from Georgia’s territory, given reports that Israeli air forces are being deployed in Georgian airdromes,” he said. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |