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Russian MFA on consequences of Karapetyan’s arrest. Firm response from Tehran. Alpha Newsroom 12/16/25

December 16 2025, 21:00

Today in Alpha Newsroom:

🔹 Russian MFA on the consequences of Samvel Karapetyan’s arrest

🔹 Russia’s involvement is indispensable – Russian MFA on the Trump Route project

🔹 Armenia’s membership in the EAEU is the foundation of its economic prosperity, participation in the CSTO is the guarantee of its security – Russian MFA

🔹 Informal meeting of CIS leaders will take place in St. Petersburg

🔹 Iran has opposed the so-called Zangezur Corridor from the very beginning – Ali Akbar Velayati

🔹 14,000 volunteers have already joined the Our Way movement

🔹 The Court of Appeal stated that delays in the criminal proceedings against Karapetyan violate human rights – lawyer

🔹 Omitting the name of the Catholicos of All Armenians during the liturgy means rejecting the authority of the Church leader – statement

🔹 Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan has been transferred to Izmirlian Medical Center

🔹 Firm response from Tehran: What does Velayati’s statement mean? – Grigor Balasanyan

🔹 Tehran and Moscow perceive TRIPP differently. Whose interest comes first? – Karen Igityan

🔹 Iran and Russia oppose TRIPP in its current form. Communications passing through Armenia should be the basis for cooperation, not a cause for war – Beniamin Matevosyan

🔹 The US presence in the region cannot fail to worry Tehran – Irina Fyodorova

🔹 Iran has long expressed its position regarding the Trump Route – Vigen Hakobyan

🔹 The coming days will be decisive – Malek Dudakov on negotiations around Ukraine