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August 8, 2025
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War

Trump Will Host These Two Nations for a Historic Peace Accord Today.

PULSE POINTS

âť“WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump will host a peace signing ceremony at the White House for Armenia and Azerbaijan.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: August 8 at the White House.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “I am very proud of these courageous Leaders for doing the right thing for the Great People of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It will be a Historic Day for Armenia, Azerbaijan, the United States, and, THE WORLD.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The ceremony aims to end decades of conflict and pursue economic opportunities in the South Caucasus region.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump announced that he will host a peace agreement signing between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on August 8, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough in the decades-long conflict between the two nations. Taking to TRUTH Social on Thursday evening, Trump wrote: “These two Nations have been at War for many years, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. Many Leaders have tried to end the War, with no success, until now, thanks to ‘TRUMP.'”

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which dates back to the late 1980s, centers on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, an area internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but populated largely by ethnic Armenians. Tensions flared as the Soviet Union collapsed, leading to full-scale wars and recurring violence over the years. Both nations were previously part of the USSR.

Armenia, which Russia largely backs, has accused Azerbaijan, primarily supported by Turkey and Israel, of war crimes and ethnic cleansing, along with several NGOs like the American Freedom House, which published a report last year after more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the area in 2023.

Trump revealed that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will join him at the White House for the signing ceremony. He also announced that the United States will enter into bilateral agreements with both countries in addition to the peace accord.

“The United States will also sign Bilateral Agreements with both Countries to pursue Economic opportunities together, so we can fully unlock the potential of the South Caucasus Region,” Trump stated. “I am very proud of these courageous Leaders for doing the right thing for the Great People of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It will be a Historic Day for Armenia, Azerbaijan, the United States, and, THE WORLD.”

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August 30, 2024
William Upton
NatSec

The TSA Let a Bomb Maker On a Plane for the Dumbest Reason.

The Biden–Harris government’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—a subagency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—allowed a suspected bomb maker to board a flight in 2023 with little scrutiny even after his carry-on bag set off explosive residue censors. Aram Brunson, who had previously set off an explosion at his University of Chicago dormitory, was able to board a flight from Boston to Armenia after simply telling TSA agents that he did not know why his bag had set off censors.

According to court filings, Brunson had researched how to assassinate public officials and produced videos on the Internet on how to build explosive devices for several years as a college student. On January 2, 2023, Brunson detonated a device in his dorm, prompting a police and firefighter response. Federal prosecutors now allege that Brunson was building explosives to assist Armenian fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Caucasus, which is contested between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Despite the explosive incident at the University of Chicago, Brunson does not appear to have been immediately flagged by federal authorities as a person of interest. Instead, in August 2023, he traveled to Boston to fly to Armenia with his grandmother. While passing through a TSA security checkpoint at the Boston Logan International Airport, his bag set off censors that detected explosive residue. Despite initial concerns, TSA officials let Bruson board the flight to Armenia after he stated he had no idea why his bag set off the censors.

Just days after Brunson left the United States for Armenia, his home was raided by federal law enforcement, where they found documents detailing bomb-building plans, including how to construct a chemical explosive. Brunson is currently believed to still be in Armenia.

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The Biden-Harris government's Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—a subagency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—allowed a suspected bomb maker to board a flight in 2023 with little scrutiny even after his carry-on bag set off explosive residue censors. Aram Brunson, who had previously set off an explosion at his University of Chicago dormitory, was able to board a flight from Boston to Armenia after simply telling TSA agents that he did not know why his bag had set off censors. show more
November 15, 2023
Jake Welch
World

Over 120,000 Christians Displaced Due to Azerbaijan Aggression.

Around 120,000 Christians have been displaced from their ancient homeland of Artsakh in the southern Caucuses and forced to flee for their lives after the Muslim government of Azerbaijan bombarded and invaded the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September this year – though this has been seldom covered by the mainstream media, which has focused almost exclusively on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Hundreds of ethnic Armenians living in the predominantly Christian enclave were killed in the 19-20 September attack, while military and political leaders were swiftly arrested. The Armenian human rights ombudsman, Anahit Manasyan, explained last month, “[n]umerous bodies, including those of children and women, bearing signs of torture and mutilation, have been taken to Armenia from Artsakh.”

The violent bombardment was the second since late September 2020 after the Azerbaijani government bombed the Artsakh region over a six-week period, destroying civilian areas, critical infrastructure, schools, and kindergartens indiscriminately.

The violence was shortly suspended in November 2020. But Azerbaijani aggression failed to cease completely as it once again began an illegal blockade of the area from December 2022 until September this year, forcing the Christian natives to survive on almost no food, low medical supplies, or energy for nine months.

Worse still, there is growing concern among the international community that Azerbaijan may launch a full-scale invasion into Armenia in the coming weeks. United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken himself admitted he was “deeply concerned by Azerbaijan’s military actions.”

The Artsakh area, called “Nagorno-Karabakh” by the Azerbaijani government, was recognized as part of Azerbaijan after Soviet Russia’s Josef Stalin granted the land to them in the 1920s. However, it has never been part of an independent Azerbaijan.

“Nobody wants to leave his homeland, but we had to in order to save the lives of our children, to protect them from war, starvation, and further atrocities of Azeris,” said Lyudmila Melquomyan, one of the Christians forced to flee the conflict.

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Around 120,000 Christians have been displaced from their ancient homeland of Artsakh in the southern Caucuses and forced to flee for their lives after the Muslim government of Azerbaijan bombarded and invaded the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September this year – though this has been seldom covered by the mainstream media, which has focused almost exclusively on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. show more