18:00 News Briefs: Papikyan's New Order, Changes in the MoD, Heated Debate on Schools

Brief and substantive news from the past hour:

• The Ministry of Defense is conducting a systemic fight against criminal subculture in the army by deploying specially formed officer groups to military units.
• Three advisors to the Minister of Defense have been relieved of their duties, and the Military Police has a new leader.
• The program for the partial reimbursement of rent for some families displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh continues, providing 40,000 drams of assistance per member per month.
• A ruling faction MP has responded to criticisms regarding the optimization of schools, emphasizing the increase in education funding and the construction of hundreds of institutions.
• Russia has responded sharply to Japan's statements regarding President Putin's visit to the Kuril Islands, calling in the Japanese ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow.
• A representative of Iran's military leadership stated that Israel does not have the capacity to wage a war against Iran independently and acts with the support of the U.S. and the West.