Armenian News Network/Groong, an Armenian podcast providing objective coverage on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the Armenian diaspora. Find us and follow us everywhere on social media. Here are our links: linktr.ee/groong.
Asbed Bedrossian
Hovik Manucharyan
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Topics:
- Why this war began
- U.S. fallout and political costs
- Paths to wider regional escalation
Episode 523 | Recorded: March 19, 2026
#IranWar #ScottHorton #USIsrael #MiddleEastWar #Geopolitics
Read MoreArthur Martirosyan - Iran War, Effect on Armenia, June Parliamentary | Ep 522, Mar 15, 2026 [EP522]
Posted on Monday, Mar 16, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Armenian Church, Ukraine | Series: wir, video
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- Iran War
- Effect on Armenia
- June Parliamentary Elections
Episode 522 | Recorded: March 16, 2026
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- Iran War Update
- IRI Poll Review
- Political Landscape
Episode 521 | Recorded: March 10, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Hrant Mikaelian - Iran War, Effect on Armenia, Sumgait Pogroms | Ep 520, Mar 1, 2026 [EP520]
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026 | Category: iran, armenia | Series: wir, video
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Topics:
- US and Israel launch war against Iran
- Decapitation strikes, mass civilian casualties
- Iran retaliates region-wide, war expands
- Armenia leadership silent
- Sumgait remembered
Episode 520 | Recorded: March 3, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Dziunik Aghajanian - Iran War Fears, June Vote Rules, State-Church Clash | Ep 519, Feb 22, 2026 [EP519]
Posted on Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: wir, video
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- Iran War Fears
- June Parliamentary Elections
- Attacks on the Armenian Church
Episode 519 | Recorded: February 25, 2026
#Armenia #Iran #ArmeniaElections #ArmenianChurch #SouthCaucasus
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- Vardanank Wars and Battle of Avarayr
- Armenian Sources, Yeghishe and Parpetsi
- Politics, Christianity, Nakharar Power Dynamics
Episode 518 | Recorded: February 22, 2026
#GroongDeepHistory #Vardanank #BattleOfAvarayr #ArmenianHistory #ZarouiPogossian
JD Vance in Armenia and Azerbaijan | Ep 517, Feb 15, 2026 [EP517]
Posted on Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, video
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Topics:
- Vance visit, protocol and optics
- Tsitsernakaberd tweet, “autocorrect diplomacy”
- TRIPP corridor stake and sovereignty risks
- Nuclear SMR deal, costs and dependency
- Firebird AI project, power and value
- Drones, church silence, Baku charter and prisoners
Episode 517 | Recorded: February 13, 2026
#Groong #Armenia #JDVance #Tsitsernakaberd #TRIPP
Philippe Raffi Kalfayan - Europe and America, JD Vance in Armenia, Pashinyan vs. Church | Ep 516, Feb 8, 2026 [EP516]
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: wir, video
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Topics:
- A European View of America
- JD Vance in Armenia
- Pashinyan vs. The Armenian Church
- Europe and Armenia
Episode 516 | Recorded: February 9, 2026
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Topics:
- Trump 2.0 and the “Donroe Doctrine”
- Rules-Based Disorder?
- Iran vs. the “Big, Beautiful Armada”
- US Cohesion and Midterms
- JD Vance in the South Caucasus
Episode 515 | Recorded: February 6, 2026
Andrei Tsygankov - Canceling Russia and The Towers of the Kremlin | Ep 514, Feb 5, 2026 [EP514]
Posted on Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 | Category: Russia, Politics, Geopolitics | Series: cog, video
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- Defining the “Canceling Russia” phenomenon
- The “cancel Russia” lobby
- Containment shifts to coercive transformation
- Russian Orthodox Church as battleground
- Kremlin “towers” and civilizational logic
Episode 514 | Recorded: February 4, 2026
#CancelingRussia #RussianForeignPolicy #UkraineWar #StateCivilization #TowersOfTheKremlin #RussianOrthodoxChurch