  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 Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital.   Partner news |  Latest news Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers  The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers.Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
