17:00 News in Brief: Electricity Price Reduction Project, New Political Alliance, and Detained Tanker

Latest news summarized and contextualized:

• The Public Services Regulatory Commission will discuss a project to reduce electricity connection fees by up to 40%.
• The "Living Country" party and the "Strong Armenia" alliance have merged to participate in parliamentary elections with a united list.
• The European Union plans to develop new energy and logistics routes through the South Caucasus, bypassing Russia and Iran.
• The U.S. military has detained a sanction-suspected tanker believed to be aiding Iran in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Donald Trump has stated that Washington is not interested in extending the ceasefire with Iran and expects a new deal.
• Dmitry Medvedev expressed that the U.S. will not become involved in the war over Europe and is avoiding confrontation with Russia.
• As a result of actions by the Investigative Committee, 326 million AMD has been recovered for the state budget in a case of economic crime.