News in Brief: US-Iran Tensions, Issues at 'Upper Lars', and Tax-Exempt Income

Brief and substantive news from the past hour:

• Georgy Papoyan has demanded clarification from Georgia regarding the reasons for the standstill of Armenian exporters at 'Upper Lars'. Tbilisi cites 'risks' as the cause.
• Until 1 million drams of personal transfers and several other types of income are declared, the government has established categories of tax-exempt income, according to Babken Tunyan.
• A new water supply schedule will be presented in two weeks; the government has stated that there will be no changes to the timeline.
• Vahagn Aleksanyan announced that Samvel Karapetyan cannot be a candidate for prime minister or lawmaker due to holding other citizenships.
• The US is considering options for 'point strikes' against Iran to exert pressure in nuclear negotiations.
• Jovhannes Tamamyan has been subjected to a measure prohibiting his absence in connection with the March 1, 2008 case.