News in Brief: Why Trees are Being Cut in Yerevan – ‘Regional War’ in the Area

Here are the news highlights of the past hour:

• The Yerevan Municipality reports that the trees in the capital are being cut down because they are infected with nematodes and pest insects.
• The municipality states that treating diseased trees with chemical agents is dangerous for humans; thus, they are being replaced with more resilient species.
• Videos of the uprooting of all trees on Amiryan Street in Yerevan have garnered significant attention on social media.
• International relations expert Shahen Ghantaharyan believes Lebanon is the second hot spot in the Middle Eastern conflict and continues to suffer Israeli strikes.
• According to the expert, the current conflict has become a ‘regional war’ encompassing almost the entire Middle East.
• A representative of Iran's armed forces, Abolfazl Shekarchi, announced that Tehran will take revenge against the US and Israel for strikes on residential areas.
• Germany, along with European partners, has agreed to provide Ukraine with 35 Patriot air defense system missiles.
• According to Bloomberg, during operations against Iran, the US and its allies could have used around 1,000 Patriot missiles.
• There are concerns in Europe that the significant expenditure of munitions in the Middle East could reduce arms supplies to Ukraine.
• North Korea has conducted a test of a marine cruise missile, which was monitored via video call by Kim Jong Un.
• Kim Jong Un's sister criticized the US-South Korea military exercises, labeling them a threat to North Korea.
• The US has approached Romania with a request to deploy additional military forces at the 'Mihail Kogalniceanu' airbase.