Groong Week in Review – March 8, 2026
Topics
* Iran War Update
* IRI Poll Review
* Political Landscape
Guest: Hrant Mikaelian
Timestamps
00:00 Intro to show with Hrant Mikaelian
00:28 By Electing Mojtaba Khamenei, what message is Iran sending to the US & Israel?
03:30 Are there grounds forming to reduce military activities and engage more diplomacy?
06:31 What would push Trump to seek an offramp, and what might it look like?
09:41 What does a “victory” look like for Iran?
13:02 What effect will this projecthave on the TRIPP project?
14:54 Has Iran’s Army weakened?
17:15 Nakhichevan escalation and de-escalation
23:32 What’s the story with Armenia offering a “humanitarian corridor for “Azerbaijan”?
25:34 IRI Poll review
28:17 What’s with the poll’s alleged 22% response rate of respondents?
30:31 Slide 6: Is the country heading in right or wrong direction, and large discrepencies.
34:30 Slide 8: what are the main problems facing Armenia?
37:19 Slide 14: Household concerns slightly down but poverty doubled
40:08 Slide 18: Institutional ratings
41:17 Slide 30: did you vote in June 2021?
46:43 Slide 33: What party or alliance would you vote for if elections were next Sunday?
53:55 The IRI’s relationship with Pashinyan
01:10:43 The political landscape in Armenia
01:16:08 About Hrant Mikaelian
Hosts
* Hovik Manucharyan
* Asbed Bedrossian
Episode 521 | Recorded: March 8, 2026
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Nice To Hear You Dear Arm. Digital Friends……..🌞
I think Iran is not weakened but stronger, every they millions on the streets in support of the leaders, they cross the enemy, they cross the military bases, Tel Aviv streets looking like Gaza, almost two weeks now and still standing strong , so I think Hrant is little wrong here, I think, I really think✌️
Love from Iran 🇮🇷 ❤
Survey reviewed prior to Vance photo retraction @ Armenian G- Memorial & War against Iran.
A similarly $ sourced Survery on Iran stated 80 percent of the population opposes Iranian Govt. 😂 Preposterous.
Long Live BRICS SOC Iranian Russia Chinese wise intelligence resources civilian ethical practices
Gentlemen, it’s much easier than that strait Hormuz can become similar to Swiss Canal, which every ship that passes has to pay the Iranian government. The Arab Persian Gulf countries will pay reparations to rebuilt Iran and will close the largest American basis and there would be a partial sanction lift so Iran can sell it oil gas internationally and build a society as it feels like that would be victory and it will help the Americans maintain control over the despotic Eric regimes and for Israel to accept to live with his neighbors