Dziunik Aghajanian - Iran War Fears, June Vote Rules, State-Church Clash | Ep 519, Feb 22, 2026

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show with Amb. Aghajanian
2. 00:30 Fears of an imminent war on Iran - where are we at?
3. 07:00 Is there daylight between US and Israeli views on the Iran war?
4. 09:12 What might be Turkey's involvement against Iran?
5. 15:57 What are high level Armenian officials in Tehran for at this juncture?
6. 18:57 Did JD Vance's visit have to do with preparing Armenia & Iran regarding Iran?
7. 20:16 Do the US V-BAT drones augment Armenia's defense?
8. 21:40 Integrity concerns mount regarding the Armenian parliamentary election in June 2026
9. 29:18 What does the Opposition landscape look like?
10. 35:11 Given the global stakes around the Armenian elections, is the outcome really in Armenians' hands?
11. 38:01 Attacks on the Church: how to explain Archbishop Hovnan signing on both sides of the issue?
12. 44:37 Are the attacks against the catholicos, or the entire church?
13. 47:46 Thoughts from the participants
14. 48:01 Hovik: Austrian meeting of the bishops vindicates the Catholicos of all Armenians
15. 49:25 Dziunik: The core Armenian values that the current government is trying to kill are still alive
16. 52:29 Asbed: Pensions in Armenia going up, just in time to help Pashinyan's election campaign
17. 53:40 About Ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian
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