News in Brief: New Rules for Parliamentary Elections, Pashinyan's Social Media Record, Rosatom's Proposal to Armenia

News from the past hour summarized and concise:

• There are over 126 registered political parties in Armenia, which, according to the head of the CEC, is a large number for a country with 2 million voters.
• With changes to the electoral code, the electoral threshold for parties in parliamentary elections is now 4%, while for alliances, it is set at 8-10%.
• The electoral deposit for parties has been reduced from 10 million to 7.5 million drams, while for coalitions, it is set at 15 million drams.
• The new amendment allows coalitions to be formed by three or more political entities.
• The joint military command of Iran has announced that banks and financial institutions in the Middle East could become targets.
• Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has stated that energy and infrastructure projects were discussed with Pashinyan and Khudatyan in Paris.
• In one month, Nikol Pashinyan's Facebook and Instagram pages garnered 120 million views.
• The UN Security Council will vote on a resolution proposed by Bahrain condemning Iran's attacks on regional countries.
• Russia has submitted an alternative resolution at the UN calling for an end to attacks and a return to negotiations.
• Four people were injured in two drone strikes near Dubai International Airport; however, airport operations were not interrupted.
• In Beirut, four people were injured due to an Israeli airstrike on a residential building.
• According to Lebanese sources, the death toll from Israeli attacks has exceeded 400 since March.
• Rosatom has announced that it is ready to offer Armenia various options for constructing a new nuclear power plant.
• The Iranian embassy in Armenia reported that a missile strike targeted the Armenian quarter in Tehran.
• On betting platforms, the likelihood of Trump's impeachment has reached 71%.
• The US has struck Iranian naval facilities.