Expert: US will attempt to involve Armenia in actions against Iran

ArmInfo. The Donald Trump administration will attempt to involve Armenia in actions against Iran in one form or another. Georgy Asatryan, Deputy Director  of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at the  National Research University Higher School of Economics and Associate  Professor at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, made this  statement during a Yerevan-Moscow videoconference on "US Strategy in  and around the South Caucasus.

" He was speaking about the US President's proposal to impose a 25% tariff on goods from countries trading with Iran.

The expert noted that the recent 12-day Iran-Israel war essentially  demonstrated the inadequacy of the measures taken by the Israeli-US  coalition against Tehran. According to him, this creates the  preconditions for attracting new players who could be used against  the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"In my opinion, a military clash with Iran is inevitable, although  it's unclear whether it will take a hybrid or military format. US  President Donald Trump still has three years in the White House, and  he needs new platforms and forces to encircle Iran. There's little  information regarding Armenia's territory. However, I believe they  will try to involve Armenia in these actions, which could be  dangerous for the country itself," Asatryan emphasized.

According to the expert,  the reconnaissance drones supplied to  Armenia at an inflated price, could be used for these purposes. He  added that these drones could  have dual uses and could potentially  be used against Iran. 

Recall, US Vice President J.D. Vance, in a press statement following  talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan,  announced that the US would sell V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicle  technology to Armenia for $11 million.