ArmInfo.. The statements of the Armenian authorities, including those made after the visit of high-ranking US officials, indicate a change in the situation, and  that it's not easy to put pressure on Armenia, former Deputy Foreign  Minister of Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  Arman Navasardyan announced on November 6 at a press conference in  Yerevan.  

ArmInfo. Protests in Iran are due to social problems that arose in the country, which led to an increase in inflation, sharp fluctuations in the exchange rate. However, initially these rallies had no political connotations and were not of a mass nature. Vardan Voskanyan, head of the Department of Oriental Studies at the Yerevan State University, told a press conference in Yerevan on January 23. The political scientist noted that the political implication in the actions appeared only after they were encouraged by external forces, including Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States. As noted by Voskanyan, traces of external interference, first of all, are contained on the pages of social networks, in particular, the very widespread in Iran Telegram. The political scientist also noted that the Iranians are well aware that the territory of Azerbaijan was used to organize riots in the country. The expert noted that the IRI press, in particular, representing the position of the guards of the Islamic Revolution, says that Azerbaijan's plans to create a cargo terminal in the Iranian border town of Astara are nothing more than a hidden program for creating a base intended for Israeli intelligence services. These actions of Azerbaijan in turn led to the cooling of relations between the republics, in particular, the result of this cooling was the freezing of the construction of the bridge, Astara (Azerbaijan) - Astara (Iran). There is no railway from this bridge to Rest. The political scientist noted that all the unrest in Iran, ultimately, led to the fact that in the relations between Azerbaijan and Iran there was considerable cooling, however, these protest actions did not affect the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Armenia. As Voskanyan stated, the ultimate goal of all these provocations was the hope that Iran would apply brute force against the protesters, which would lead to clashes, bloodshed and numerous victims on both sides. This would allow the international community to exert pressure on Tehran and return Iran to a previous or even tougher sanctions regime. However, the IRI authorities did not succumb to this provocation, and we can summarize that these provocations did not fulfill their task, the political scientist believes. It should be noted that on December 28 protest actions took place in several cities of Iran. The Iranian government has resolutely stated that they are caused not only by internal political problems, but also by interference in this process of the an-nest forces. During the action, 20 people were killed, including one police officer.

Head of the Department of Iranian Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State University Vardan Voskanyan in an interview with ArmInfo comments on the reasons for mass unrest in Iran. He talks about the goals of encouraging protest actions of external forces, shares forecasts of the further development of the situation in Iran and around this country.

ArmInfo.Iran's dissatisfaction with the rise in price of certain goods did not reach the level when it can be used to commit a coup. Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the  Department of Oriental Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State University, expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The current status quo around Artsakh and the Iran- Artsakh border comes from the interests of Tehran. Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the Department of  Oriental Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State  University, expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.The road and railway "spike" between Armenia and Iran will nullify the ten-year efforts of Azerbaijan and Turkey towards the isolation of Armenia. Similar  opinion was expressed by ArmInfo of the head of the department of  Iranian studies of YSU, orientalist Vardan Voskanyan.

ArmInfo.Changes in Iraqi Kurdistan, launched by a referendum on independence, make the domino effect of the strengthening of the Kurdish factor in Iran, perhaps,  the greatest threat to Armenia. Similar opinion was expressed by  ArmInfo of the head of the department of Iranian studies of YSU,  orientalist Vardan Voskanyan.

ArmInfo.The September 25 referendum on the immediate proclamation of the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan will not lead. Similar opinion was expressed by ArmInfo of the head of the department of Iranian studies of YSU, orientalist Vardan Voskanyan.

ArmInfo.The Commission on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia creates an  Analytical Board, which will include the most prominent experts of the country.

ArmInfo.Internal destabilization in Iran is quite capable of leading its initiators to unpredictable  consequences. Such an opinion to ArmInfo was expressed by the head of the department of Iranian studies of Yerevan State University Vardan Voskanyan.

ArmInfo. Forming bilateral and trilateral formats of cooperation with the participation of Iran and involving Turkmenistan will allow to increase the political role of Armenia in the region, such an  opinion was expressed today during  the  press conference by the Iranian scholar Vardan Voskanyan.

ArmInfo. Of course, Armenia would not mind the praticipation of friendly Iran in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Iranian studies expert Vardan Voskanyan stated at a press-conference in Yerevan.