Iranian expert sharply criticizes Armenia for congratulating Israel  on Independence Day

ArmInfo.Ehsan Movahedian, a lecturer at Tehran's ATU University (Allameh Tabatabai) and an international relations scholar specializing in the Caucasus region, particularly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as  well as neighboring countries in the region, has slammed Armenia for congratulating Israel on Independence Day.

The Iranian expert described the congratulations posted by the  Armenian Foreign Ministry on Twitter (X) on Israel's Independence Day  as a "bitter sarcasm". "In reality this is a bitter sarcasm! In those  days when the entire world is condemning Israel's crimes and keeping  its distance from this regime, the Armenian government, it seems, is  living in a different reality! This congratulation is taking place  when the Israelis have repeatedly damaged Armenian property in the  Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, spat on Armenian clergy, attacked  their churches, and are attempting to seize the Armenian Quarter of  Jerusalem," the Iranian expert wrote on X.

He also noted that Israel views the reality of the Armenian Genocide  as a "rival"  to the Holocaust and opposes that narrative. "The  intelligence and military support  provided by Israel to Baku led to  the occupation of Karabakh and the expulsion of 120,000 Armenians  living there," Movahedian added.

It is worth noting that the velvet authorities of Armenia, who took  over the country after 2018, have set a course to strengthening  existing relations with Israel. Resident embassies were established  in the capitals of both countries. Against this backdrop, the  Armenian authorities have not commented on the increasing attacks on  the Armenian quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem since 2023.