News in Brief: Civil Contract Aims for Constitutional Majority, Escalation of War in the Middle East

Brief and content-rich news from the last hour:

• The "Civil Contract" intends to secure a constitutional majority in the National Assembly as a result of the 2026 parliamentary elections.
• 17% of participants in an International Republican Institute survey considered the government's main achievement in recent months to be the assurance of security and peace.
• According to Civil Contract secretary Arthur Hakobyan, regional tensions do not threaten agreements between Armenia and the US, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• "Haypost" has denied previous director's claims about delays in the sending of letters regarding the sale of the power distribution company.
• In Iran, over 3,000 homes and 500 commercial centers have been damaged due to US and Israeli strikes, with the death toll exceeding 1,200.
• Iran has targeted buildings in Bahrain housing officers of the US Fifth Fleet.
• Donald Trump has called on Iran's military to lay down their arms and invite diplomats to seek asylum.
• Iran has stated that it has fired more than 600 missiles and over 2,000 drones during the conflict.
• Israel has announced a large-scale new wave of airstrikes against Tehran.
• The US and South Korea are discussing the deployment of Patriot missile defense systems for potential use in the war against Iran.
• The US House of Representatives has rejected a resolution limiting Trump’s authority to wage war in Iran.
• Air raid sirens were sounded in central Israel amid fears of Iranian missile attacks.
• New footage of the destruction following an Iranian missile strike has been released in Israel.
• According to Iran's Red Crescent, the death toll from American-Israeli strikes in the country has reached 1,332.