News in Brief: Pashinyan's Press Conference - Army, Peace, and International Crisis

Last hour's news, summarized and substantive:

• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that state officials whose sons have obtained citizenship from other countries to avoid military service should not work within the public system. He emphasized the need for legislative regulation to ensure this restriction functions automatically.
• In response to a journalist's question regarding potential conflicts of interest involving Armen Nazikhosyan, the vice president of the Football Federation of Armenia, and his relatives' exemption from military service, Pashinyan stated that such allegations should be treated by law enforcement as reports of criminal activity and investigated.
• The Prime Minister noted that military operations in Iran could impact the TRIPP program, as the current U.S. administration is focused on developments surrounding Iran.
• Pashinyan stated that addressing Armenia's internal matters in Strasbourg and the European Parliament is not a protest, but rather the presentation of positions at the international level.
• He declared that discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan are not about relative stability, but rather about peace. According to him, the signing of a peace agreement is inevitable, although the timelines are still uncertain.
• Pashinyan expressed concern that both in Armenia and Azerbaijan, there may be forces opposing peace and attempting to sabotage the process; however, it is crucial to protect the established peace.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei announced that the country's new Supreme Leader Mohjtaba Khamenei has been injured, but his condition is stable.

Iran's government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani reported that 216 women and 198 children have been killed as a result of attacks from the U.S. and Israel. She added that 21 emergency response units have been damaged, three of which have been completely destroyed, and 12 healthcare workers have lost their lives due to military operations.