Iran issues Gulf-wide energy hit list if Trump carries through on threats to destroy Iran’s energy sector
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government resigned on August 2, a step mandated by Article 158 of the constitution, under which the cabinet automatically resigns on the first day of the newly elected National Assembly's first session. President Vahagn Khachaturyan formally accepted the resignation; Pashinyan and his ministers will continue in an acting capacity until a new government is formed.
The move is procedural rather than political: Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won 49.75% of the vote in Armenia's June 7 parliamentary election, securing a majority that makes his reappointment as prime minister all but certain. Pashinyan has used his recent second term to deepen Armenia's economic ties with the West, including progress on the US-backed TRIPP transport corridor project through Armenian territory.
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