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Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russian, and does not get adequately translated into English, or Western Armenian, for those in the Diaspora who are not proficient in Eastern Armenian. Finally, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the political turbulence in countries where significant communities of the Armenian Diaspora reside, be it Syria, Lebanon, the United States, etc., many of our friends and colleagues indicate that they’re simply overloaded with information and lack the time and energy to separate the good from the bad. So we’re creating this weekly digest of news and analysis that we find relevant to share with our friends and the wider ANN/Groong audience. Our goal is to provide a brief overview of the main headlines of the past week, and then cover a smaller set of the more important developments, curated by ANN/Groong editors and contributors who spend an inordinate amount of time daily to process Armenian news. We hope that over time this podcast will help our listeners in becoming more astute consumers of Armenian news. We will strive to provide a rich set of notes with each installation, with links to the most relevant articles and information as a starting point for your further investigation.
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We discuss with Hrant Mikaelian the expanding war on Iran and what it could mean for the region. We took a close look at the latest IRI poll and its disputed methodology and findings, and the emerging shape of Armenia’s parliamentary race. Hrant Mikaelian argued that Iran’s leadership transition signals greater resolve rather than collapse, that Azerbaijan is still constrained from direct action against Iran unless the Iranian state seriously weakens, and that the IRI poll raises major method...
Groong Week in Review - March 1, 2026 Topics US and Israel launch war against IranDecapitation strikes, mass civilian casualtiesIran retaliates region-wide, war expandsArmenia leadership silentSumgait remembered Guest Hrant MikaelianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 520 | Recorded: March 2, 2026 #IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - February 22, 2026 Topics: Iran War FearsJune Parliamentary ElectionsAttacks on the Armenian ChurchGuest: Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 519 | Recorded: February 25, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/519 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1FFkLOeY2lI #Armenia #Iran #ArmeniaElections #ArmenianChurch #SouthCaucasus Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Deep History - February 24, 2026 In the inaugural Groong Deep History episode, historian Prof. Zaroui Pogossian joins the show to unpack the Vardanank wars and the Battle of Avarayr (451 AD). The conversation sets the longer political and religious context behind the conflict, explains what we can and cannot know from the main Armenian sources, and revisits the standard “moral victory” story through modern source criticism. Pogossian also discusses her work on medieval Armenia and prev...
Conversations on Groong - Feb 15, 2026 TopicsVance visit, protocol and opticsTsitsernakaberd tweet, “autocorrect diplomacy”TRIPP corridor stake and sovereignty risksNuclear SMR deal, costs and dependencyFirebird AI project, power and valueDrones, church silence, Baku charter and prisonersHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 517 | Recorded: February 13, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/517 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4FEVG-lJVkE #Groong #Armenia #JDVance #Tsitsernakaberd #TRIP...
Groong Week in Review - February 8, 2026 Topics A European View of AmericaJD Vance in ArmeniaPashinyan vs. The Armenian ChurchEurope and Armenia Guest Philippe Raffi KalfayanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 516 | Recorded: February 9, 2026 https://podcasts.groong.org/516 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Global Affairs in the Age of Trump 2.0 Conversations on Groong Topics Trump 2.0 and the “Donroe Doctrine”Rules-Based Disorder?Iran vs. the “Big, Beautiful Armada”US Cohesion and MidtermsJD Vance in the South Caucasus Guests James CardenPietro ShakarianHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 515 | Recorded: February 6, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/515 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - February 5, 2026 Topics: Defining the “Canceling Russia” phenomenonThe “cancel Russia” lobbyContainment shifts to coercive transformationRussian Orthodox Church as battlegroundKremlin “towers” and civilizational logicBooks by Tsygankov: “Canceling” Russia (2026): https://a.co/d/0izauT7TRussia’s Foreign Policy (2025): https://a.co/d/07NNNT6dGuest: Andrei Tsygankov Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 514 | Recorded: February 4, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://p...
Conversations on Groong - February 4, 2026 Topics: CSI Visits Jailed ClericIRF SummitPACE MP Speaks UpGuest: Joel Veldkamp Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 513 | Recorded: February 3, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/513 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gi1yk302jts #ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #IRFSummit2026 #ChristianSolidarityInternational Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - February 1, 2026 Topics: - Iran Conflict - Varchaband - War on Armenian Church - Mehmet Oz vs Armenian Americans - Narek Karapetyan and Strong Armenia - A Big Beautiful Noragyugh Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 512 | Recorded: February 2, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/512 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XRHCT_8XE84 #IranIsraelWar #TrumpArmada #ArmenianChurch #Pashinyan #ArmenianD...
Conversations on Groong - Jan 31, 2026 Topics: - Foreign intelligence service - FIS report, strategic gaps - Azerbaijan risk and deterrence - Hybrid threats and elections - TRIPP, AI, and data risks Guest: David Davidian Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 511 | Recorded: Jan 28, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/511 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dMX6GW54Eek #Groong #Armenia #FIS #ForeignIntelligence #NationalSecurit...
Groong Week in Review - January 25, 2026 Topics: Memorial Day vs. Army DayJD Vance to Armenia and AzerbaijanArmenian Church DevelopmentsStrong Armenia - New Political PartyGuest: Arthur Khachatryan Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 510 | Recorded: January 27, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/510 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/czqx5UCdFA0 #GroongWeekInReview #Armenia #RulesBasedOrder #JDVance #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Horovel and the Armenian Genocide | Ep 509, Jan 22, 2026 The Critical Corner - Recorded on January 18, 2026 Topics Horovel, a cross-border memory projectOjakh, a second trip down memory laneGayan, a wider regional lensOur Seeds, continuity across generations Guest Erhan ArikHosts Bedros Afeyan Episode 508 | Recorded: January 18, 2026 https://podcasts.groong.org/509 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - January 18, 2026 Topics: Syria, Kurds, Turkish advanceIran unrest, war postponedTRIPP and sovereignty dispute2026 elections, foreign influenceGuest: Sergei Melkonian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 508 | Recorded: January 19, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/508 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LDI5e7Tcu8k #ArmenianNews #Syria #Iran #ZangezurCorridor #TRIPP #Geopolitics Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 17, 2026 Topics:Return of Four HostagesPashinyan vs. ChurchTRIPPArmenia Parliamentary ElectionGuestAnna GrigoryanHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 507 | Recorded: January 16, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/507 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/b-qrlL7z6UY #AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch #POWs Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 16, 2026 TopicsUnrest in IranRussia-Iran PartnershipSolovyov’s StatementsTrump’s “TRIPP Wire” in the CaucasusRelease of Armenian hostagesGuestPietro ShakarianHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 506 | Recorded: January 14, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/506 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/P5u4ppL9qK8 #IranIsraelWar #IsraelIranConflict #Iran #Israel #IsraelConflict #Armenia #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #MiddleEastCrisis Subscribe and follow ...
Groong Week in Review - January 11, 2026 Topics Ukraine war’s global cost to RussiaIran unrest and war riskRemembering the Baku pogromsRussia-Armenia tensions and media threatsPashinyan’s clash with Armenian Church Guest Arthur MartirosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 505 | Recorded: January 13, 2026 https://podcasts.groong.org/505 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 13, 2026 Topics: The Legal Architecture: Autonomy, Exclusive Mission, and State NeutralityEngineering Parallel, Schismatic StructuresCriminal Law as LeverageBern in Action and ReactionThe Deeper Stakes: National IdentityGuest: Kevork Hagopjian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 504 | Recorded: January 12, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/504 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TD1HLVnKyqc #Armenia #ArmenianChurch #Etchmiadzin #HumanRights #Religi...
Conversations on Groong - Jan 11, 2026 Topics: Pashinyan Attacks: Geopolitics or Vendetta?Renegade Bishops: Demands and NarrativesStolen Church PropertyFrom Christmas to EasterGuest: Fr. Serop Azarian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 503 | Recorded: January 9, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/503 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TVEvBdX_Qr4 #ArmenianApostolicChurch #ArmenianChurch #Garegin #Catholicos #NikolPashinyan #ArmenianDiaspora Subscribe and follow us everywhere you ...
Conversations on Groong - January 9, 2026 TopicsVenezuelaUkraine WarRussia-Iran RelationsTRIPP and Russian-Armenian RelationsGuestFyodor Lukyanov (Фёдор Алекса́ндрович Лукья́нов)HostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 502 | Recorded: January 8, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/502 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d1XxQHSZUEE #FyodorLukyanov #RussiaGeopolitics #UkraineWar #IranIsrael #VenezuelaCrisis #TRIPP Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
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