Series: WIR

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Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

• Iran-Armenia Military Exercises
• Armenian Villages Terrorized by Azerbaijan
• Mirzoyan in Antalya
• Armenia’s Genocide Denial

Episode 428 | Recorded: April 14, 2025

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• US Iran Escalation
• Aftermath of Gyumri and Parakar
• MFA blames Artsakh for Regional Isolation
• Bullets and Peace

Episode 426 | Recorded: April 8, 2025

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Guest:

• Mr. Arthur Khachatryan, MP, Hayastan Dashinq/Armenia Alliance

Topics:

• Iran Rejects US Offer of Direct Negotiations
• Iran and Armenia Ties
• Gyumri and Parakar Municipal Elections
• Artsakh Refugee Protests in Armenia

Episode 425 | Recorded: March 31, 2025

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Guest:

• Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• Trump’s Iran ultimatum explored
• Turkey’s protests seen as strategic
• Azerbaijan’s peace deal as smokescreen
• Armenia’s Westward drift analyzed
• Gyumri elections stir controversy

Episode 424 | Recorded: March 25, 2025

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia-Azerbaijan “Treaty”: Concessions, secrecy, opposition backlash.
• Preconditions for Peace: OSCE Minsk dissolution, constitutional changes.
• Ukraine War Talks: Jeddah negotiations, UAV attacks, Trump-Putin call.
• Witkoff’s Baku Stop: Mysterious visit raising geopolitical questions.

Episode 423 | Recorded: March 17, 2025

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Abkhaz Elections & Regional Implications – The second round of Abkhazia’s presidential elections, the impact of mass protests, and what Badra Gunba’s victory means for the region.
• Armenian Hostages in Baku – Ongoing trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders, reports of torture, and international calls for independent medical evaluations.
• Protests in Yerevan Over POWs – Civil society and opposition-led demonstrations demanding stronger government action and international intervention.

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Guest:

• Arthur G. Martirosyan

Topics:

• Ukraine Negotiations in Riyadh
• Edgar Ghazayan Bullied by the Government
• Robert Kocharyan Press Conference
• Yerevan Bus Fares

Episode 418 | Recorded: February 24, 2025

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Guest:

• Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• World Politics
• Plan, or No Plan?
• Corridor Talk
• Domestic Politics

Episode 416 | Recorded: February 17, 2025

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Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

• Pashinyan in DC
• Trump Sanctions the ICC
• Azerbaijani Diplomacy in Action
• Workers Strike at Zangezur Mining Co.

Episode 413 | Recorded: February 11, 2025