12:00 News Briefs: Sarik Minasyan Apologizes, What is Happening at Iranian Airports?

Here are the latest news highlights from the past hour:

• Sarik Minasyan, the head of the Citizen's Contract faction in the Gyumri city council, has apologized to citizens for using offensive language, describing it as a reaction to provocations.
• The number of fare validations in Yerevan's public transport has increased by approximately 30 percent, resulting in an additional collection of 235 million drams over two weeks.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented his party's electoral program, emphasizing the importance of the “3+3” format and the development of relations with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
• Ilham Aliyev announced the return of 80,000 people to Nagorno-Karabakh and the effectiveness of established trade and transit links with Armenia.
• Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has sustained minor injuries due to airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel targeting his residence.
• Iran is preparing to reopen its airspace for commercial flights, announcing that 95 percent of its airport infrastructure has remained intact.
• Kuwait continues to keep its airspace closed due to military operations, remaining the only country in the region that has not lifted its restrictions.