- The delegation led by Pashinyan is in Istanbul at the invitation of Erdogan: meeting with Armenian community is the first.
- In St. Petersburg, Mher Grigoryan and Alexey Overchuk discuss the agenda of bilateral relations.
- Israel strikes dozens of military facilities in Iran.
- Change or fall of Iranian regime not a goal but could be a result: Netanyahu.
- Even talk of a regime change in Iran is unacceptable: Peskov to Netanyahu.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrests 16 people on suspicion of supporting Israel.
- U.S. spy agencies assess Iran remains undecided on building a bomb: NYT.
- Trump to decide on US action in Israel-Iran conflict within 2 weeks, White House says.
- Russia and Ukraine carry out another prisoner exchange: exact number of those who returned to their homeland is unknown.
Ruben Rubinyan meets with Speaker of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk
On October 16, the President of the RA National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan being in Rome to participate in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
18/10/2026
