Benyamin Poghosyan - US-Iran Tensions, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Victory Day, Journalist Assaulted | Ep 434, May 4, 2025 [EP434]

Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Iran, Geopolitics | Series: wir

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Guest:

Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

Iran Sanctions Escalate Amid Tensions
Journalist Beaten Inside Yerevan Office
Moscow Celebrates Victory Day Parade
Armenia Caught Between EU and Russia

Episode 434 | Recorded: May 6, 2025

Show Notes

Summary

In this Week in Review episode recorded on May 6, 2025, we discuss the latest developments in Armenia, the South Caucasus, and beyond with Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan, a senior fellow at APRI Armenia and Chairman of the Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies.

Topics Covered

US-Iran Tensions and Escalating Sanctions
Assault on Journalist in Yerevan Government Office
Moscow Victory Day Parade and Armenia’s Geopolitical Crossroads
Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks – Stalemate and Implications for 2026 Elections
Azerbaijan’s Growing Influence and Iran’s Diplomatic Countermoves

Key Questions Discussed

What is the trajectory of US-Iran negotiations given the new sanctions and postponement of talks?
How might the secondary oil sanctions on Iran affect its economy and Armenia’s energy imports?
What is the political fallout from the assault on journalist Arthur Chakhoyan, and how has the Republic Party responded?
How significant is Armenia’s attendance at Moscow’s Victory Day Parade amidst pressure from the EU?
Could Azerbaijan’s demands for an extraterritorial corridor through Armenia escalate into renewed conflict?
What is the status of Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations, and how might upcoming elections impact diplomatic efforts?

Links Referenced During The Show

Iran Sanctions & US-Iran Negotiations

Moscow Victory Day Parade

Yerevan Beating – Journalist Assaulted Inside Government Office

Arthur Chakhoyan

Wrap-up

Links and Resources

That’s our Week in Review, we hope you found it helpful. We invite your feedback and your suggestions, you can find us on most social media and podcast platforms.

Thanks to Laura Osborn for the music on our podcasts.

Benyamin Poghosyan

Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan is a Senior Research Fellow at APRI Armenia, a Yerevan based think tank,and the Chairman of the Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies. He has served as the vice president for research and head of the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense Research University in Armenia. Dr. Poghosyan was a Distinguished Research Fellow at the US National Defense University College of International Security Affairs. He is a graduate from the US State Department Study of the US Institutes for Scholars 2012 Program on US National Security Policy Making. He holds a PhD in history and is a graduate from the 2006 Tavitian Program on International Relations at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed is founder of the Armenian News Network Groong and co-founder of the ANN/Groong podcast.

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.