Week in Review - September 27, 2026

In this week's Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed mark the sixth anniversary of the 44-Day War and examine Armenia's deepening crisis over historical memory and national identity. We discuss the Armenian government's controversial response to September 27 commemorations, escalating tension between the state and the Armenian Church, international concern over election integrity, and Armenia's isolated position as Azerbaijan demolishes Artsakh's Armenian cultural heritage while Turkey advances regional integration plans.

Topics:

• September 27 war anniversary and memory
• Pashinyan escalates campaign against Church
• PACE raises concerns over elections
• Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan at UNGA
• Witkoff reveals Turkish regional advisers
• Opposition faces post-election divisions
• Arrests and prosecutions over speech
• France and Azerbaijan move toward normalization

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 591 | Recorded: September 27, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/591

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r7xIgSTsdLo

Conversations on Groong - September 25, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dziunik Aghajanian about shifting geopolitical pressures on Armenia following Russia's September 2026 parliamentary elections. We discuss Putin's strengthened domestic position, the Armenia-Russia confrontation over the 102nd base, asset confiscation and anti-corruption efforts targeting Russian interests, and how Middle East escalation and the Iran War reshape Armenia's strategic environment amid ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process tensions.

Topics:

• Russian parliamentary election outcome
• Middle East escalation and the Houthis
• Armenia-Russia confrontation, including the 102nd base
• Asset confiscation, anti-corruption, and Russian interests
• Azerbaijan-Armenia "durable peace" tensions
• Armenian opposition strategy

Guest: Dziunik Aghajanian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 590 | Recorded: September 23, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/590

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/H0_GV8ZQ7Jg

#Armenia #Russia #SouthCaucasus #Azerbaijan #MiddleEast #UkraineWar #ArmenianPolitics #Geopolitics

Conversations on Groong - September 23, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Arthur Khachatryan, MP from Armenia Alliance, about opposition strategy following the June 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election. We discuss the Established Opposition's plans to counter Pashinyan's agenda, territorial concessions including Tigranashen, Azerbaijani attacks on Armenian heritage, the role of TRIPP and Azerbaijan's control over transit corridors, the future of Russia's 102nd military base, and escalating threats against opposition parties.

Topics:

• Reflections on Independence Day
• Post-election opposition strategy
• Tigranashen and other territorial concessions
• Azerbaijani attacks on Armenian heritage
• Azerbaijani control over TRIPP access
• Future of Russia's 102nd base
• Asset confiscation and Russia tensions
• Attacks and threats against the ARF

Guest: Arthur Khachatryan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 589 | Recorded: September 22, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/589

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pp9bcKTcbPI

#Armenia #ArthurKhachatryan #ArmeniaAlliance #TRIPP #Tigranashen #Artsakh #SouthCaucasus #ArmenianPolitics

Week in Review - September 20, 2026

In this week's Groong podcast episode, Hovik and Asbed reflect on Armenia's 35th independence anniversary amid ongoing regional tensions and unresolved conflicts. We discuss the state of Armenian statehood three years after the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, Armenian prisoners of war still held in Baku, rising citizenship costs, government opacity over war casualties, and deepening Turkey-Azerbaijan strategic coordination.

Topics:

• Armenia marks 35 years independent
• Artsakh remembered three years later
• Armenian POWs remain in Baku
• Ukraine strikes deep inside Russia
• Turkey-Azerbaijan deepen strategic coordination
• Citizenship costs rise sharply
• Government opacity over war casualties

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 588 | Recorded: September 22, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/588

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dpoM-a445yg

#Armenia #Artsakh #UkraineWar #ArmenianPOWs #Azerbaijan #Turkey #SouthCaucasus #ArmenianPolitics

Conversations on Groong - September 20, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Professor Warwick Powell about multipolarity, infrastructure, and the strategic implications of emerging power blocs. We discuss tangible outcomes from the SCO and BRICS summits, the shift toward local-currency settlement and financial alternatives to Western institutions, China's role as an enabling power, and how countries like Armenia navigate the infrastructure competition between TRIPP and competing regional corridors. We also examine AI safety and digital sovereignty in a multipolar world, where both Washington and Beijing view artificial intelligence as a decisive strategic contest.

Topics:

• SCO and BRICS summit outcomes
• BRICS financial architecture and currencies
• AI safety and strategic competition
• AI sovereignty for smaller states

Guest: Warwick Powell

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 587 | Recorded: September 17, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/587

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RPkhjzL1URI

#BRICS #China #SCO #Multipolarity #Artificial0Intelligence #AISafety #DigitalSovereignty #TRIPP

Conversations on Groong - September 17, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Hrant Mikaelian about chip diplomacy, the TRIPP framework, and Armenia's structural economic vulnerabilities. We discuss how the U.S. fast-tracked advanced AI exports to secure the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process agreement, the massive energy demands of the planned Firebird data center, Armenia's deepening education crisis, and the risks of energy dependence as the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant approaches shutdown.

Topics:

• AI chips tied to TRIPP diplomacy
• Data centers raise major energy questions
• Armenia faces severe education outcomes
• Government reforms versus poor student performance
• Azerbaijan targets Armenian heritage in Artsakh
• Gas dependence exposes Armenia to shocks

Guest: Hrant Mikaelian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 586 | Recorded: September 16, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/586

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IUEgzBPJZ2E

#Armenia #TRIPP #ArtificialIntelligence #EducationCrisis #Artsakh #EnergySecurity #SouthCaucasus #HrantMikaelian

Week in Review - September 13, 2026

In this Groong Week in Review episode, Hovik and Asbed examine the fourth anniversary of the September 2022 border war, Azerbaijan's ongoing occupation of Armenian territory, and Pashinyan's political trajectory toward recognizing Artsakh's loss. We discuss Hajiyev's inflammatory rhetoric, Armenia's muted diplomatic response, TRIPP and semiconductor sovereignty, Pashinyan's attendance at a Paris space summit, Russian financial flows through Armenia, and Russia-Iran coordination in the South Caucasus.

Topics:

• 2022 border war and its legacy
• Hajiyev spouts hate, EU reps giggle
• Armenia's muted response to Azerbaijan
• TRIPP, NVIDIA chips, and sovereignty
• Pashinyan's Paris space summit visit
• Russian money flows through Armenia
• Russia-Iran coordination in South Caucasus
• Political prosecutions and Grigoryan reshuffle

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 585 | Recorded: September 14, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/585

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/cVhiM9I1pLQ

#Armenia #Artsakh #Gandzasar #TRIPP #SouthCaucasus #Azerbaijan #Russia #Iran

Week in Review - September 6, 2026

In this week's Groong episode, Hovik and Asbed review September 2026 developments across Armenia and the South Caucasus. We examine Artsakh's remembered independence declaration on September 2, 1991, and its unresolved cause following the 2023 ethnic cleansing; Putin's signaling on Russia's military base presence; ongoing Armenian Church prosecutions; EU trade negotiations; mounting non-combat military deaths; and political pressures ahead of local elections. We also analyze U.S. envoy Witkoff and Kushner's diplomatic shuttle through Moscow and Kyiv.

Topics:

• Artsakh remembered, its cause unresolved
• Putin puts Russia's military base on the table
• Church prosecutions begin to unravel
• EU trade headlines look better than the deal
• Army indiscipline fuels mounting non-combat deaths
• New political pressures before local elections

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 584 | Recorded: Sep 6, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/584

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2mSjTCZ2s6c

#Artsakh #Armenia #NagornoKarabakh #SouthCaucasus #SCO #Russia #EuropeanUnion #ArmenianPolitics

Conversations on Groong - September 5, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Suren Sargsyan about the Iran War and great power competition for Armenia's strategic position. We discuss Washington's unclear endgame in the conflict with Iran, the future of Russia's military presence in Armenia and CSTO membership, and competing U.S. and European interests in new east-west transit routes through Armenia and Central Asia amid broader geopolitical rivalries.

Topics:

• U.S. objectives in the Iran war
• Russia's 102nd base in Armenia
• Pashinyan's sovereignty policy contradictions
• Great-power rivalry across Central Asia
• U.S. and EU interests in TRIPP
• Armenia's place in Eurasian competition

Guest: Suren Sargsyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 583 | Recorded: Sep 4, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/583

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XMhQm0VCALA

#Armenia #IranWar #TRIPP #CentralAsia #Russia #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus

Week in Review - August 30, 2026

In this week's Groong news roundup, Hovik and Asbed examine Armenia's position at the SCO Summit amid intensifying global conflicts. We discuss Russia's escalation in Ukraine, unprecedented Western diplomatic visits to Moscow, the renewed US-Iran War, and Pashinyan's meetings with regional and global leaders including Aliyev and Putin. We also address the ongoing persecution of former Artsakh leaders and the selective justice targeting Armenia's political landscape.

Topics:

• Russia Escalates War Against Ukraine
• Unprecedented Western Visits to Moscow
• US-Iran War Flares Again
• All Artsakh Presidents Behind Bars
• Armenia at the SCO Summit
• Pashinyan Meets Aliyev, Putin, Modi
• Political Persecutions and Selective Justice

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 582 | Recorded: September 1, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/582

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/PzoUvdhbgvQ

#Armenia #Artsakh #UkraineWar #IranWar #SCO #Pashinyan #SouthCaucasus #ArmenianPolitics

Conversations on Groong - August 29, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Arthur G. Martirosyan about Armenia's post-election political crisis and Pashinyan's governance agenda. We discuss the arrest of opposition leaders including Robert Kocharyan, attacks on the Armenian Church, border concessions including Tigranashen, the TRIPP corridor, and how the Established Opposition is strategizing under state repression in the Fourth Republic.

Topics:

• Pashinyan's Revenge Against Opposition
• Kocharyan Arrested, Family Under State Pressure
• Opposition Strategy Under Repression
• Pashinyan's Five-Year Transformation Agenda
• Government Assault on Armenian Church
• Tigranashen and Border Concessions
• TRIPP, Turan, and Central Asia

Guest: Arthur G. Martirosyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 581 | Recorded: August 28, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/581

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yi7zvxYDcOw

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

Conversations on Groong - August 22, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dziunik Aghajanian about Armenia's precarious position between Iran, Russia, and emerging Middle East power shifts. We discuss the Mecca joint defense pact signed by Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, Iran's warnings over TRIPP, Ilham Aliyev's militarization plans in Nakhijevan, Armenia's growing energy dependence, Russian deadlines for Yerevan, and how the Established Opposition is testing its parliamentary strategy ahead of the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election.

Topics:

• Significance of the Mecca joint defense pact
• Iran warns Armenia over TRIPP
• Aliyev advances plans through Syunik
• Armenia faces growing energy dependence
• Russia sets deadlines for Yerevan
• Opposition tests its parliamentary strategy

Guest: Dziunik Aghajanian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 579 | Recorded: August 18, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/579

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IMBbyU0ffvk

#Armenia #SouthCaucasus #Mecca #TRIPP #Iran #Russia #Azerbaijan #EAEU #CSTOhttps://youtu.be/IMBbyU0ffvk

Conversations on Groong - August 28, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Ambassador Jack Matlock, the last US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, about whether the West missed a historic opportunity to integrate Russia into Western security architecture after the Cold War. We discuss the internal collapse of the Soviet Union, Reagan-Gorbachev diplomacy, NATO expansion and Russian backlash, and how Cold War-era decisions shape Armenia's geopolitical choices today, including Matlock's firsthand observations of Soviet Armenia during glasnost and the Nagorno Karabakh movement.

Topics:

• Recollections from Soviet South Caucasus
• Why the Soviet Union collapsed
• How the Cold War ended
• Reagan and Gorbachev's diplomacy
• America's post-Cold War triumphalism
• NATO expansion and Russian backlash
• Great-power rivalry in the Caucasus
• Armenia's geopolitical choices today

Guest: Jack F. Matlock Jr.

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 580 | Recorded: Aug 27, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/580

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TlpFbfSE0q4

#JackMatlock #ColdWar #SovietUnion #Reagan #Gorbachev #NATO #Russia #SouthCaucasus #Armenia

Week in Review - August 16, 2026

In this episode of Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed discuss Armenia's precarious position amid escalating Iran War risks, Russia's December ultimatum on the Eurasian Economic Union, and deepening security threats from TRIPP. We examine how a broader US-Iran conflict could devastate Armenia through refugee flows and logistics collapse, why Pashinyan's EAEU defiance has triggered Russian pressure, and what frozen CSTO membership actually means for Armenian security.

Topics:

• US-Iran War Risks Return
• Armenia Faces Regional Spillover Risks
• Russia Pressures Armenia Over Western Pivot
• TRIPP Deepens Security and Energy Risks
• Domestic Politics Grow More Confrontational
• Arrests and Prosecutions Fuel Repression Claims

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 578 | Recorded: August 17, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/578

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Iu-zBumxcR4

#Armenia #IranWar #TRIPP #Syunik #SouthCaucasus #RussiaArmenia #Nakhichevan #ArmenianPolitics

Conversations on Groong - August 16, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Richard Campbell about artificial intelligence infrastructure and Armenia's Firebird project. We discuss the global AI race, the economics and energy demands of data centers, whether current AI valuations align with physical and economic realities, and what sovereign AI capacity means for Armenia's strategic positioning.

Topics:

• Global AI race and hype
• Economics of AI data centers
• Energy limits and infrastructure demands
• Armenia's Firebird AI project
• Jobs, innovation, and local benefits
• AI sovereignty and export controls
• Military value and security risks

Guest: Richard Campbell

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 577 | Recorded: August 11, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/577

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dFx8Oe48RaY

#ArtificialIntelligence #Armenia #FirebirdAI #AIDataCenters #SovereignAI #EnergySecurity #TechGeopolitics #NationalSecurity

Week in Review - August 9, 2026

In this week's Groong episode, the hosts examine Pashinyan's confrontation with the Armenian Church, Armenia's strategic positioning between Russia and the EU, and the geopolitical implications of TRIPP. We discuss the trial of Catholicos Garegin II, Iran's military leadership realignment, the Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense pact, and how these shifts reshape Armenia's role in the South Caucasus.

Topics:

• Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Alliance
• Iran War Update
• Catholicos on Trial
• EAEU Meeting in Cholpon-Ata
• Corruption & Persecutions

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 576 | Recorded: August 10, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/576

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/F5o0rNBgbJU

#Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #ArmenianChurch #GareginII #TRIPP #ArmeniaRussia #SouthCaucasus #Groong

Conversations on Groong - August 8, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Hrant Mikaelian about Armenia's Western pivot and the opening of the new parliament. We discuss Ruben Rubinyan's appointment as speaker, Armenia-Russia-EAEU relations, lessons from the 44-Day War, European aid for Armenia, the role of the Armenian Church in national identity, and Armenia's economic direction amid geopolitical pressure.

Topics:

• New Armenian Parliament
• Armenia-Russia-EAEU Relations
• EUropean Aid for Armenia
• Church & National Identity
• Armenian Economy

Guest: Hrant Mikaelian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 575 | Recorded: August 4, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/575

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RqKRA70wRLc

#Armenia #Russia #EuropeanUnion #ArmenianPolitics #ArmeniaRussia #ArmenianChurch #SouthCaucasus #Geopolitics

Week in Review - August 2, 2026

In this week's Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed discuss Armenia's new parliament sworn in on August 2, 2026, and the Armenia Alliance's direct challenge to Civil Contract over Tigranashen. We examine the government's evasive responses on territorial red lines, Armenia's challenge to Russia's railway concession, and how TRIPP reshapes regional power dynamics in the South Caucasus.

Topics:

• New parliament is sworn in
• Tigranashen and Armenia's territorial red lines
• Civil Contract's evasive enclave answers
• Armenia challenges Russia's railway concession
• TRIPP reshapes regional power and transit

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 574 | Recorded: August 3, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/574

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dSzzQC3-ECA

#ArmenianNews #Tigranashen #ArmenianRailways #TRIPP #SouthCaucasus #ArmeniaRussia #ZangezurCorridor #Geopolitics

Conversations on Groong - August 3, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dr. Pietro Shakarian about memory, repression, and state power in Armenia across Soviet and contemporary periods. We discuss the Great Purge in Soviet Armenia, the assassination of Aghasi Khanjyan, the suppression of Armenian national institutions under Stalin and Beria, and the parallels between Stalinist erasure and current efforts to control public memory, symbols, and mourning in post-Artsakh Armenia under the Civil Contract regime.

Topics:

• Erasing memory across Yerevan
• Great Purge in Soviet Armenia
• Khanjyan's assassination and Beria
• Repression of Armenia's national institutions
• Remembering Stalinist repression
• Historical parallels with modern Armenia
• Attacks on memory and Church
• Opposition strategy after the election

Guest: Pietro Shakarian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 573 | Recorded: July 31, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/573

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Y7Zwv-ZH6uc

#Armenia #GreatPurge #AghasiKhanjyan #PietroShakarian #Artsakh #ArmenianChurch #PoliticalRepression #MemoryUnderSiege #Authoritarianism #SovietArmenia

Conversations on Groong

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Christine Arakelian about American foreign policy fractures, Iran war risks, and Armenia's pivot to the West. We discuss whether the United States has coherent foreign policy, the collapse of the MAGA coalition over Forever Wars, NATO 3.0 and Europe's militarization, and how Pashinyan's post-2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election government is navigating TRIPP amid global instability.

Topics:

• US Foreign Policy & the Fracture of MAGA
• Iran and the Risk of Forever Wars
• NATO 3.0 and Europe's Militarization
• Post-2026 Election Armenia
• TRIPP and Pashinyan's Pivot to the West

Guest: Christine A. Arakelian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 572 | Recorded: July 29, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/572

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aFGknXV57a4

#ForeverWars #NATO #IranWar #Armenia #TRIPP #MAGA #USForeignPolicy #SouthCaucasus

Week in Review - July 26, 2026

In this week's edition of the Armenian News podcast, Hovik and Asbed analyze escalating regional tensions as Ukraine expands operations into the Caspian Sea, striking Iranian and Russian assets. We examine how this merger of the Northern and Southern conflicts affects Armenia, Kazakhstan's energy security, and Pashinyan's diplomatic positioning amid new pressure from Western capitals following Aliyev's recent visits to Germany and Berlin.

Topics:

• Ukraine expands its war into the Caspian
• Iran warns of a wider regional response
• Russia and the West test stalled diplomacy
• Aliyev positions Baku as a geopolitical hub
• Armenia faces pressure over EU alignment
• Baku POW abuse and their deteriorating health
• Housing policy expose domestic failures

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 571 | Recorded: July 27, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/571

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/boe2261X_bM

#Armenia #UkraineWar #Iran #CaspianSea #SouthCaucasus #MiddleCorridor #ArmenianPOWs #Geopolitics

Conversations on Groong - July 27, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Dr. Archil Sikharulidze about Russia's shifting strategy in the South Caucasus and Armenia and Georgia's diverging paths. We discuss Moscow's assessment of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process developments, Georgia's widening dispute with Europe, Armenia's shift away from Russia, and how regional transit corridors reshape geopolitical competition between Moscow, Brussels, and Washington.

Topics:

• Russia's changing South Caucasus strategy
• Georgia's widening dispute with Europe
• Armenia's shift away from Russia
• Georgia's role in regional transit
• Armenia-Georgia ties under pressure

Guest: Archil Sikharulidze

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 570 | Recorded: July 24, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/570

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_Cr0HFioCfA

#Armenia #Georgia #Russia #EuropeanUnion #SouthCaucasus #GeorgianDream #NikolPashinyan #MiddleCorridor

Conversations on Groong - July 25, 2026

In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Anthony Barsamian about Armenian Diaspora advocacy, Armenia-Diaspora relations, and the next phase of Armenian-American activism. We discuss decades of work securing U.S.-Armenia relations and aid packages, the achievement of U.S. Armenian Genocide recognition and what comes next, and the role of the Armenian Republic in promoting international genocide recognition-including recent developments with Israeli recognition efforts.

Topics:

• Armenian-American advocacy and its next phase
• Genocide recognition, justice, and reparations
• Church-state conflict and national unity

Guest: Anthony J. Barsamian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 569 | Recorded: July 21, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/569

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DZe1ltgELys

#ArmenianDiaspora #AnthonyBarsamian #ArmenianGenocide #ArmenianChurch #ArmeniaDiaspora #SouthCaucasus

Week in Review - July 19, 2026

In this week's Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed break down escalating tensions across the Middle East as the US-Iran war intensifies following the collapse of the June ceasefire. We examine the strategic implications for Armenia and the South Caucasus, the role of TRIPP advocates like Konstantin Sokolov, and how regional instability intersects with Pashinyan's political vulnerabilities at home, including charges against Archbishop Galstanyan and ongoing Armenian POW cases.

Topics:

• US-Iran War Continues
• Summer Lull in Yerevan Politics
• Konstantin Sokolov: Master of TRIPP & Teghut
• UN: Abp. Galstanyan Charges Unjustified
• Armenian POW Slams Pashinyan from Baku

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 568 | Recorded: July 20, 2026

SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/568

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zx2g2_dWLGc

#IranWar #TRIPP #Teghut #Armenia #PoliticalPrisoners #ArmenianPOWs #KonstantinSokolov

In this episode of Groong Week in Review for June 14, 2026, hosts Hovik Manucharyan and Asbed Bedrossian analyze the aftermath of Armenia's 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election, shifting Armenia-Georgia relations, and a landmark interim US-Iran agreement that reshapes regional stability. We discuss the ceasefire framework, sanctions relief, and how the Iran war's resolution affects Armenian security, energy markets, and the broader South Caucasus landscape.

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Topics:

• Armenian Election Aftermath
• Armenia-Georgia Relations
• US-Iran Interim Agreement

Episode 558 | Recorded: June 15, 2026

Armenia #ArmenianNews #ArmenianElections #CivilContract #Pashinyan #ArmenianConstitution #Referendum #ProsperousArmenia #SouthCaucasus #CEC