ArmInfo. "The latest statement from the Caucasus Muslims Office is nothing more than a shameful and cheap service, hidden under a religious veil, justifying the barbarities of the Baku dictatorial regime," the Pan-Armenian Council for the Protection of the Armenian Church said in a statement.

ArmInfo. A US ground operation in Iran could begin in the coming days, according to WSJ journalist Alex Ward. Washington is considering seizing one or more islands off the country's southern coast, including the Islamic Republic's "oil heartland," Kharg, according to media reports. The Pentagon has already deployed additional forces to the region for this purpose. According to CNN, Tehran has already begun setting "traps" and sent additional troops to Kharg to repel an invasion.

ArmInfo.What is currently being presented to the Armenian people  has no relation to  reality. It's nothing more than a storm in a teacup, as stated by Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, on Channel 5, referring to the discussions surrounding $9 billion in American investments.

ArmInfo. In practical terms, Yerevan received what it expected from US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit, but it should also be noted that the atmosphere of the visit was much more pleasant and positive than expected. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in an interview with Public  Television.

ArmInfo. Through  the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) project, we will make another contribution to peace, development, and  cooperation in the region. According to the State News Agency of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev announced this during a press  statement with US Vice President James Vance.

ArmInfo.The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan has issued the following statement:

ArmInfo.  Arman Tatoyan, head of the Wings of Unity political initiative, drew the attention of US Vice President James David Vance to three key unresolved issues on the Armenian-Azerbaijani agenda in connection with his upcoming visit to Armenia.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Lord Vernon Rodney Cocker, Minister of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visited the  Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to the Victims of the Armenian  Genocide.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will participate in the Holy and Immortal Liturgy on November 23, celebrated by Priest Yervand Babayan at the Church of St. Hakob in the village of Ararat in the Ararat region. Pashinyan announced this on his social media page, posting a video message.

ArmInfo.  It's easy to repeat like a mantra that Russia has done nothing to establish peace in the South Caucasus. However, who stopped the war in 1994 in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone? For 26 years, Russia maintained the status quo in this region, as stated by Sergei Markedonov, political scientist and leading researcher at the Center for Euro-Atlantic  Security of the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO.

ArmInfo. US Vice President James Vance visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, as was announced by Father Hovnan Baghdasaryan of the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

ArmInfo. The Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia condemned the current unhealthy state of relations between church and state and the related arrests of  clergy and laity in Armenia, and has made indirect attempts to calm  the situation and resolve the issues that have arisen.

ArmInfo. In response to months of sustained Armenian Caucus pressure and relentless Armenian American advocacy, the Trump- Vance Administration, this past week - in an unprecedented move - announced that the United States is  actively encouraging both Yerevan and Baku to ensure "the return of  ethnic Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh," reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo.  Member of the NSW Legislative Council Jacqui Munro has formally written to the Armenian National Committee of Australia advising her decision to sponsor Armenian political leader David Babayan, former Foreign Minister of Artsakh, who is currently detained in Azerbaijan, the Armenian  National Committee of Australia reports. 

ArmInfo.  Victorian member of parliament Kim Wells has called on Baku to immediately release all Armenian hostages illegally detained in Azerbaijan, including former President of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan, as reported by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).

ArmInfo.  A number of countries and government officials welcomed the achievement of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Specifically, Italian Deputy Prime Minister  Matteo Salvini, commenting on the preliminary signing of the peace  treaty in Washington, noted that this is a historic turning point and  a sign of hope. "When diplomacy replaces weapons, it is always good  news. Let this step be a positive sign for other war zones around the  world, especially on the eve of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska on  August 15. Today, more than ever, everyone should strive for one  thing: peace,"  he wrote.

ArmInfo.  Zangezur Corridor is a decisive test of the US ability to forge mutually beneficial solutions in contested regions, as noted in an analytical article published by Forbes.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem  has issued a statement in support of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II.

ArmInfo. The South Caucasus needs long-term peace, where all the countries are connected by  active economic, political and cultural ties. This was stated by the Ambassador of Armenia to the UK Varuzhan Nersesyan during a discussion organized by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) at the House  of Lords in London, UK.  According to the report on the center's website, Nersesyan spoke on the "Crossroads of Peace" initiative by his government to unblock all transport and communication links in  the region.

ArmInfo. Sixty U.S. Representatives have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to  enforce Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act - demanding an  immediate end to U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan, citing  Baku's ethnic cleansing of Artsakh's 120,000 indigenous Armenian  Christian population, continued occupation of sovereign Armenian  territory, and illegal detention and abuse of Armenian prisoners,  reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).