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August 8, 2025
News
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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December 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
World

Azerbaijan Demands Apology & Compensation from Russia After Plane Crash.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is demanding not only an apology from Russia over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight but compensation for the victims and punishment for those responsible. The incident, which occurred last Wednesday, involved an Embraer 190 airliner flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, in Russia’s Chechen Republic.

The plane crashed in Kazakhstan after encountering interference with its navigation systems and being struck by what Azerbaijan claims were external objects, likely missiles. The crash resulted in the deaths of 38 out of 67 passengers, over half of them Azerbaijani citizens.

Russia has equivocated on its responsibility for the disaster, maintaining silence for three days before President Vladimir Putin issued a non-committal apology on Saturday. Russian officials have suggested the Grozny area was being subjected to a Ukrainian drone attack at the time of the crash and that air defense missiles were in the air.

Aliyev has dismissed Putin’s apology as insufficient. “We can clearly say today that the plane was shot down by Russia,” Aliyev stated on Sunday. He criticized Russia’s initial response, which included a suggestion that the crash could have been due to fog or birds, branding these explanations “absurd.”

Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, is currently neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war, exploiting the conflict to strike new energy deals with Europe and advance its regional interests. The predominantly Turkic Muslim country conquered the predominantly Armenian Christian Republic of Artsakh, or Nagorno-Karabakh, in 2023, with Russia abandoning its traditional role as the Armenians’ protector due to Armenia’s Westward turn and its focus on Ukraine.

Azerbaijan shot down a Russian helicopter, supposedly in error, in 2020, and Aliyev’s demand for compensation replicates Russia’s demands, which Azerbaijan acceded to following that incident.

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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is demanding not only an apology from Russia over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight but compensation for the victims and punishment for those responsible. The incident, which occurred last Wednesday, involved an Embraer 190 airliner flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, in Russia's Chechen Republic. show more
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
May 3, 2024
William Upton
Corruption

ANOTHER Democrat Indicted On Foreign Corruption Charges.

The Department of Justice announced a criminal indictment against Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, Imelda, on Friday. The charges are related to foreign corruption. In January 2022, federal agents raided Cuellar’s home and campaign office in Texas as part of an investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen with ties to Azerbaijan. At the time, the Texas Democrat pledged to cooperate with the federal investigation.

Cueller and his wife are accused of accepting $600,000 in bribes as part of an Azerbaijani foreign influence operation. The indictment alleges the Texas Democrat agreed to “influence legislative activity” and lobby the Biden government on behalf of Azerbaijan in exchange for the bribes. This marks the second Congressional Democrat to be indicted on accusations of foreign corruption in the last year.

In September 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on charges of corruption and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Egypt and Qatar. According to the indictment, Menendez and his wife Nadine received payments in cash, gold bars, and a luxury vehicle for their efforts on behalf of the two foreign governments. Despite the indictment, Menendez continues to serve in the U.S. Senate and maintains access to classified intelligence briefings.

Rep. Cuellar has occasionally broken ranks with his fellow Democrats in Congress and has, at times, criticized Biden‘s open border policies. First elected to the House in 2004, Cuellar is a long-standing member of the centrist Blue Dog Democrats. In March, he launched a new caucus for Congressional Democrats focusing on border security.

The Texas Democrat is also the only remaining pro-life Democrat in Congress.

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The Department of Justice announced a criminal indictment against Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, Imelda, on Friday. The charges are related to foreign corruption. In January 2022, federal agents raided Cuellar's home and campaign office in Texas as part of an investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen with ties to Azerbaijan. At the time, the Texas Democrat pledged to cooperate with the federal investigation. 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