ANN/Groong — The English-Language Armenian Podcast

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Topics:

• US-Iran Negotiations
• Russian Embargo
• Election Aftermath
• Persecutions Continue
• Armenia-Azerbaijan Telco Agreement

Episode 561 | Recorded: June 22, 2026

#ArmenianNews #Armenia #Iran #USIranTalks #ArmenianElections #SouthCaucasus #NikolPashinyan #TRIPP

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Guest(s):

• Arman Grigoryan

Topics:

• US-Iran negotiations and regional risks
• TRIPP and shifting regional power
• Armenia’s contested post-election landscape
• Opposition failures and future strategy
• Risks of another parliamentary election

Episode 560 | Recorded: June 22, 2026

#ArmeniaElections #USIranNegotiations #SouthCaucasus #TRIPP #Iran #ArmanGrigoryan

• EP558: Hovik Manucharyan and Asbed Bedrossian examine Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary election results, shifting Armenia-Georgia relations amid EU corridor initiatives, and a landmark US-Iran interim agreement that reshapes regional security architecture.
• EP559: Hrant Mikaelian examines the disputed aftermath of Armenia’s June 7, 2026 parliamentary election, discussing electoral fraud allegations, government threats against opposition parties, Armenia-Russia tensions, EU support for Armenian exports, and why political polling failed to predict the result.

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Guest(s):

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Election aftermath and disputed legitimacy
• Threats against opposition parties
• Armenia-Russia tensions after vote
• EU lifeline for Armenian exports
• Polling failures and hidden votes

Episode 559 | Recorded: June 18, 2026

#Armenia #ArmenianElections #HrantMikaelian #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #ArmeniaRussia #Polling

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Topics:

• Armenian Election Aftermath
• Armenia-Georgia Relations
• US-Iran Interim Agreement

Episode 558 | Recorded: June 15, 2026

#Armenia #ArmenianNews #ArmenianElections #CivilContract #Pashinyan #ArmenianConstitution #Referendum #ProsperousArmenia #SouthCaucasus #CEC

• EP556: We analyze the disputed results of Armenia’s June 7, 2026 parliamentary election, examining Civil Contract’s contested majority, alleged irregularities and invalid ballots, the OSCE/ODIHR preliminary report, the last-minute exclusion of Prosperous Armenia, opposition arrests and pressure, and what a three-fifths majority could mean for Armenia’s courts, institutions, and foreign policy.
• EP557: Arthur G. Martirosyan examines Armenia’s contested 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election, discussing whether the vote was free and fair, how state pressure and Western backing shaped the outcome, Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown against the established Opposition, and what a Civil Contract supermajority would mean for Armenia’s governance and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process.

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Guest(s):

• Arthur G. Martirosyan

Topics:

• Contested results and thresholds
• Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown
• Western backing and interference
• Russia’s delayed pressure campaign
• Opposition choices after the vote

Episode 557 | Recorded: June 9, 2026

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

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Topics:

• Disputed mandate, unresolved majority
• Election-day irregularities in plain sight
• ODIHR’s mixed preliminary verdict
• Bribery replaced by state spending
• Opposition’s next steps uncertain

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Episode 556 | Recorded: Jun 9, 2026 #ArmenianElections #ArmenianNews #CivilContract #Pashinyan #Election2026 #SouthCaucasus

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