Suren Sargsyan - Central Asia, TRIPP, Iran, and Armenia in the New Great Game | Ep 583, Sep 5, 2026

Conversations on Groong - September 5, 2026 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Suren Sargsyan about the Iran War and great power competition for Armenia's strategic position. We discuss Washington's unclear endgame in the conflict with Iran, the future of Russia's military presence in Armenia and CSTO membership, and competing U.S. and European interests in new east-west transit routes through Armenia and Central Asia amid broader geopolitical rivalries. Topics: U.S. objectives in the Iran war Russia's 102nd base in Armenia Pashinyan's sovereignty policy contradictions Great-power rivalry across Central Asia U.S. and EU interests in TRIPP Armenia's place in Eurasian competition Guest: Suren Sargsyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 583 | Recorded: Sep 4, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/583 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XMhQm0VCALA #Armenia #IranWar #TRIPP #CentralAsia #Russia #UnitedStates #Geopolitics #SouthCaucasus Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong