12:00 News in Brief: Church Taxation, Avinyan's Critique, and Netanyahu's Arrest Threat

Yesterday's news summarized and substantive:

• The issue of removing the reference to the new Constitution of the Republic of Armenia from the Declaration of Independence is being considered as the only way to prevent the resumption of conflict with Azerbaijan and to achieve peace.
• The government plans to renovate the church and require clergy to declare their property, preventing the organization from becoming a "state within a state."
• Tigran Avinyan accused the opposition members of the Yerevan City Council of populism and irresponsibility, hindering the implementation of important urban reforms.
• The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary has expressed willingness to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister based on orders from the International Criminal Court.
• Donald Trump has announced the complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities, simultaneously calling media outlets that criticize him corrupt.