ArmInfo. Armenia will be able to protect its interests even if pro- Azerbaijani forces come to power in Tehran, Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, and Ankara at the same time, provided that "statists" are in power in Armenia. The latter, if they pursue a competent foreign policy, will even be able to enlist the support of these forces. This is the opinion of political scientist, co-founder of the group "Alternative Projects" Vahe Hovhannisyan.
"Many are concerned (perhaps with good reason) about Pezeshkin's victory in Iran, considering him an Azerbaijani. Before this, we were worried about the possible defeat of Biden (perhaps with good reason), before we were worried about the defeat of Macron, Lukashenko has long been "pro- Azerbaijani", and Putin is "an ally of Erdogan". Perhaps all these concerns are valid, but we have not come to the right conclusion for several centuries.
1. Even if pro-Azerbaijani forces come to power in Tehran, Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, Ankara at the same time, but in Armenia there will be an Armenian government with real state thinking, RA will be able to protect its interests if it pursues a competent policy, and with competent steps acquiring allies from the number of these countries.
2. If pro-Armenian forces, real pro-Armenians, simultaneously come to power in Tehran, Washington, Moscow, Tbilisi, Ankara, but in Armenia there is such a failed government as today, then nothing will save us from losses and tragedy. We will always be - without an ally.
Therefore, we need to focus on the quality of our own government. The rest are manageable situations," Hovhannisyan noted on the social network.
Masoud Pezeshkian (former heart surgeon), a candidate from the reformist wing, won the second round of Iran's presidential elections. A second round of elections had to be held after no candidate received a majority of votes in the first round on June 28. Iran's early 14th presidential election was called after Iran's previous leader, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash in May.
The newly elected president of Iran is an ethnic Azerbaijani who speaks Azerbaijani, Persian and Kurdish. Masoud Pezeshkian received an absolute majority in all ethnic "outskirts" of the country, while Said Jalili (the supreme leader's representative in the supreme National Security Council) was voted mainly by Central Iran, where the main religious centers of the country are located.
In terms of Tehran's foreign policy, Pezeshkian promised to end Iran's "isolation" from the rest of the world. In addition, Pezeshkian called for "constructive negotiations" with the West over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for easing Western sanctions.
