Armenia can defend its interests provided `statesmen` are in power -  expert  

ArmInfo. Armenia will be able to protect its interests even if pro- Azerbaijani forces come to power  in Tehran, Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, and Ankara at the same time, provided that "statists" are in power in Armenia. The latter, if they pursue a competent foreign policy, will even be able to enlist the support of these forces. This is the opinion of political scientist, co-founder of the group "Alternative Projects" Vahe Hovhannisyan.

"Many are concerned (perhaps with good reason) about Pezeshkin's  victory in Iran, considering him an Azerbaijani. Before this, we were  worried about the possible defeat of Biden (perhaps with good  reason), before we were worried about the defeat of Macron,  Lukashenko has long been "pro- Azerbaijani", and Putin is "an ally of  Erdogan". Perhaps all these concerns are valid, but we have not come  to the right conclusion for several centuries.

1. Even if pro-Azerbaijani forces come to power in Tehran,  Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, Ankara at the same time, but in Armenia  there will be an Armenian government with real state thinking, RA  will be able to protect its interests if it pursues a competent  policy, and with competent steps acquiring allies from the number of  these countries.

2. If pro-Armenian forces, real pro-Armenians, simultaneously come to  power in Tehran, Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, Ankara, but in Armenia  there is such a failed government as today, then nothing will save us  from losses and tragedy. We will always be - without  an ally.

Therefore, we need to focus on the quality of our own government. The  rest are manageable situations," Hovhannisyan noted on the social  network.

Masoud Pezeshkian (former heart surgeon), a candidate from the  reformist wing, won the second round of Iran's presidential  elections. A second round of elections had to be held after no  candidate received a majority of votes in the first round on June 28.  Iran's early 14th presidential election was called after Iran's  previous leader, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash in May.

The newly elected president of Iran is an ethnic Azerbaijani who  speaks Azerbaijani, Persian and Kurdish. Masoud Pezeshkian received  an absolute majority in all ethnic "outskirts" of the country, while  Said Jalili (the supreme leader's representative in the supreme  National Security Council) was voted mainly by Central Iran, where  the main religious centers of the country are located.

In terms of Tehran's foreign policy, Pezeshkian promised to end  Iran's "isolation" from the rest of the world. In addition,  Pezeshkian called for "constructive negotiations" with the West over  reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to limit its  nuclear program in exchange for easing Western sanctions.