Today, as part of the World Armenia Summit 2026, during the "Peace and Security" panel discussion, the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Alan Simonyan said: "There is no need to give a reason for war - this is the most important guarantee for our security." In a conversation with Isor.am, the political commentator, Kob Badalian, emphasized that if Alan Simonian expresses such a thought, it means that he admits that in 2020 they gave a reason for war. "There are two possibilities here: either this is an admission that in 2020 they gave a reason for the war, and therefore must bear political responsibility for allowing it, or there is simply no logic in his words. After all, in the matter of war, the presence or absence of a reason is not necessary at all. When geopolitical and strategic interests collide in this region, military risks may arise that are beyond the scope of whether or not Armenia can provide casus Bali," notes Badalian. The political scientist also draws attention to Iran's concerns, recalling: "One of the key Iranian officials sent an article to the Prime Minister of Armenia in which he talks almost openly about the war risks posed by the Trump runway project. At least in the currently known version. Iran's supreme leader's senior adviser on international affairs, Ali Akbar Valiati, alludes to this very transparently. Valiati, as we know, is one of the key figures in Iranian politics. The question arises: how does Yerevan assess this situation? Apparently, so far there has been no response from Armenia at any level to the article and the questions raised by this senior Iranian official." According to Khakov Badalian, Armenia does not pursue a policy based on the peace agenda. "There is no peace agenda. Armenia is under the influence of the agenda imposed by Azerbaijan. The Armenian authorities act with exactly this logic, and not within the framework of the peace agenda.

Today, as part of the World Armenia Summit 2026, during the "Peace and Security" panel discussion, the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Alan Simonyan said: "There is no need to give a reason for war - this is the most important guarantee for our security." In a conversation with Isor.am, the political commentator, Kob Badalian, emphasized that if Alan Simonian expresses such a thought, it means that he admits that in 2020 they gave a reason for war. "There are two possibilities here: either this is an admission that in 2020 they gave a reason for the war, and therefore must bear political responsibility for allowing it, or there is simply no logic in his words. After all, in the matter of war, the presence or absence of a reason is not necessary at all. When geopolitical and strategic interests collide in this region, military risks may arise that are beyond the scope of whether or not Armenia can provide casus Bali," notes Badalian. The political scientist also draws attention to Iran's concerns, recalling: "One of the key Iranian officials sent an article to the Prime Minister of Armenia in which he talks almost openly about the war risks posed by the Trump runway project. At least in the currently known version. Iran's supreme leader's senior adviser on international affairs, Ali Akbar Valiati, alludes to this very transparently. Valiati, as we know, is one of the key figures in Iranian politics. The question arises: how does Yerevan assess this situation? Apparently, so far there has been no response from Armenia at any level to the article and the questions raised by this senior Iranian official." According to Khakov Badalian, Armenia does not pursue a policy based on the peace agenda. "There is no peace agenda. Armenia is under the influence of the agenda imposed by Azerbaijan. The Armenian authorities act with exactly this logic, and not within the framework of the peace agenda.