ISW: Armenia seeking external security assistance from parties other than Russia

Armenia has begun seeking external security assistance from parties other than Russia, its traditional security partner, in recent months, according to the US Institute for the Study of War, Report informs.

Thus, Armenian and Iranian officials have separately indicated dissatisfaction with Russia:

"Iran could pursue various courses of action to defend Armenia and thereby protect its strategic interests in the Caucasus."

ISW noted that Iran could provide military support to Armenia: "This course of action is plausible because Israeli media previously claimed that Iran has supplied drones and other unspecified military equipment to Armenia in recent months."

"Iran could send military forces to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. This course of action is plausible because Iranian Armed Forces General Staff Chief Major General Mohammad Bagheri offered to deploy Iranian “observers” to the border during his meeting with Grigoryan in Tehran on October 4. These observers would presumably be Iranian military personnel, given Bagheri’s position," the institute said.