Yeghia Tashjian

Last updated: May 29, 2026

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Yeghia Tashjian is a Beirut-based researcher and analyst focused on Middle East geopolitics, Lebanese politics, and the Armenian community in Lebanon. See his guest page for full biography and episode list.

He brings a perspective rooted in the Armenian diaspora’s experience in the Arab world to Groong discussions of Lebanon’s political crisis, the Armenian community’s situation in Beirut, regional dynamics involving Iran, Turkey, and Israel, and the broader Middle East dimensions of Armenian foreign policy concerns.

Yeghia Tashjian - New Leadership in Lebanon - New President, New Prime Minister | Ep 405, Jan 21, 2025 [EP405]

Posted on Monday, Jan 20, 2025 | Category: Lebanon, Middle East, Israel, Iran, Turkey, USA, Syria | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • President Joseph Aoun
  • Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam
  • The Changing Face of the Middle East
  • Armenian Community’s and Joseph Aoun

Episode 405 | Recorded: Januaqry 19, 2025

Yeghia Tashjian - New Leadership in Lebanon - New President, New Prime Minister | Ep 405, Jan 21, 2025 [EP405]

Posted on Monday, Jan 20, 2025 | Category: Lebanon, Middle East, Israel, Iran, Turkey, USA, Syria

Guest:

Topics:

  • President Joseph Aoun
  • Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam
  • The Changing Face of the Middle East
  • Armenian Community’s and Joseph Aoun

Episode 405 | Recorded: Januaqry 19, 2025

Yeghia Tashjian - Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon and Escalation in Syria | Ep 389 - Dec 2, 2024 [EP389]

Posted on Monday, Dec 2, 2024 | Category: Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Armenian Genocide | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon
  • Escalation in Syria
  • Effect on Armenian Communities

Episode 389 | Recorded: December 1, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon and Escalation in Syria | Ep 389 - Dec 2, 2024 [EP389]

Posted on Monday, Dec 2, 2024 | Category: Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Armenian Genocide

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire in Lebanon
  • Escalation in Syria
  • Effect on Armenian Communities

Episode 389 | Recorded: December 1, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Lebanon Under Attack | Ep 369 - Sep 24, 2024 [EP369]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024 | Category: Lebanon, Israel, Iran | Series: cog

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel’s end goal
  • Likelihood of land invasion
  • Will Iran and US intervene
  • Popular support for Hezbollah
  • Armenian community

Episode 369 | Recorded: September 24, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Lebanon Under Attack | Ep 369 - Sep 24, 2024 [EP369]

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024 | Category: Lebanon, Israel, Iran

Guest:

Topics:

  • Israel’s end goal
  • Likelihood of land invasion
  • Will Iran and US intervene
  • Popular support for Hezbollah
  • Armenian community

Episode 369 | Recorded: September 24, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Iran’s Geopolitical Moves, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, Stalled Normalization | Ep 353 - Aug 11, 2024 [EP353]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Middle East, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, USA | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • Iran’s Geopolitical Moves
  • Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
  • Stalled “Normalization”

Episode 353 | Recorded: August 12, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - Iran’s Geopolitical Moves, Armenia Azerbaijan Talks, Stalled Normalization | Ep 353 - Aug 11, 2024 [EP353]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Middle East, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, USA

Guest:

Topics:

  • Iran’s Geopolitical Moves
  • Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
  • Stalled “Normalization”

Episode 353 | Recorded: August 12, 2024

Yeghia Tashjian - World in Conflict | Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations | 2024 Outlook | Ep. 304 - Jan 21, 2024 [EP304]

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Israel, Middle East, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan | Series: wir

Guest:

Topics:

  • World in Conflict
    • Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, Middle East
  • Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
  • Prognosis for 2024
  • Thoughts from the Participants

Episode 304 | Recorded: January 22, 2024