Good relations between the South Caucasus countries and Iran to counterbalance Russia and Turkey is not in Armenia’s political interests, Gagik Harutyunyan, Director of the Noravank research complex, told NEWS.am, commenting on the new tendencies in Iran’s policy.

Despite the Iranian President’s anti-Russian rhetoric concerning the failed sale of S-300 complexes, Iran is seeking to maintain the balance in the South Caucasus to counterbalance Russia and Turkey to get its “share” in the ongoing political process in the South Caucasus. Evidence thereof is a visa-free regime with Georgia similar to that established with Azerbaijan earlier.

“However, all this is against Armenia’s political interests. Any action against Iran is against Armenia’s interests. Armenia has trade and economic relations with Armenia. Under the circumstances Armenia must exert every effort to ease tension surrounding Iran. There exists a problem not talked about much: a possible war against Iran may be a nuclear war, as, according to some information, Teheran has nuclear weapons. Any nuclear war means an ecological disaster for Armenia,” Harutyunyan said.