Armenian Police requested the Investigative Committee to investigate and validate the Foreign Intelligence Service report about a foreign meddling attempt in the general elections.

Armenia’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned earlier on Tuesday of a foreign interference threat, with gathered intelligence indicating that “various actors” are attempting to meddle in the country’s upcoming June 7 parliamentary elections by pressuring Armenians abroad, namely in a specific country, to support certain political parties.

Hours later the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that police formally filed a report to the Investigative Committee to launch a probe.

“The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Armenia has disseminated information indicating that, in a foreign country, various actors presenting themselves as representatives of that country’s special services are attempting to exert pressure on individuals of Armenian origin and citizens of the Republic of Armenia who conduct economic activities there. According to the information, such pressure is aimed at encouraging them to carry out actions in support of certain political forces that have submitted applications to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia. Based on this information, the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out verification measures. As a result, a notification of a suspected crime containing elements of obstruction of the free exercise of electoral rights through material inducement, as well as coercion to participate in elections by exploiting material or other forms of dependency, has been submitted to the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia. The Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reminds that any unlawful influence or interference in electoral processes is subject to legal assessment. The public is urged to remain vigilant. If you have information about similar cases, please immediately contact the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs by calling 112, sending information to [email protected], or submitting it through the azdararir.am platform,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 10 March, USD exchange rate up by 0.12 drams to 377.41 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 3.12 drams to 439.27 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate down by 0.0314 drams to 4.7901 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 4.13 drams to 507.62 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price down by 480 drams to 61718 drams.

Since 2023, the European Union has allocated more than €78 million to address the urgent humanitarian needs of displaced Karabakh Armenians and to support their long-term socio-economic integration, the EU Embassy in Armenia said in a statement.

“Of the total amount, €21.5 million was provided through the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), €40 million as EU budget support to the Republic of Armenia, €9 million for programmes implemented by civil society organisations (CSOs), and €8 million for the Refugee Response Window for Armenia (RRWA), implemented by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,” the statement said.

Seven Armenian citizens were transported to Oman on March 10.

The Embassy of Armenia in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai organized their free transfer. The Armenian citizens were met at the UAE–Oman border by a diplomat from the Armenian Embassy in Oman, who facilitated their border crossing and transfer to Muscat Airport.

The Muscat–Yerevan flight is scheduled for late tonight, Ani Badalyan, the spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, said on Facebook.

“In total, 253 citizens of the Republic of Armenia used five free passenger transfers to Muscat organized by the Armenian Embassy in the UAE and the Armenian Consulate General in Dubai during March 4–10.

During this period, Armenian citizens with health problems also sought assistance from the Armenian Embassy in the UAE. Constant contact was maintained with them to address urgent issues. Three citizens with health problems and their family members returned to Armenia free of charge on a Muscat–Yerevan flight with the support of the embassy,” she said.

US and Israeli forces struck 9,000 targets during the first 10 days of the war on Iran, Iranian state television reported citing Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani.

Zakani said that major debris removal operations are underway in Tehran.

He added that during the 12-day war in June 2025, a total of 1,450 targets were hit.

The U.S. and Israel launched what they described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran on February 28, claiming that Tehran was developing a nuclear weapon and posing a threat—an allegation Iran has denied. In response, Iran launched counterattacks, firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as at U.S. assets and other targets across the Middle East. 

At least seven people were killed and 21 others injured in Beirut on the morning of March 12 following an Israeli strike targeting the central part of the city, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported citing health authorities.

Reports also indicate that at dawn, strikes targeted the towns of Cana, Naqoura, and Taybeh in southern Lebanon.

Israel says it is striking Hezbollah strongholds amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

Hezbollah, in turn, said that it hit Israeli positions both inside Israel and in southern Lebanon.

Israeli strikes have killed more than 600 people in Lebanon, and uprooted 800,000 more, Lebanese authorities said, according to Reuters.

Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said that Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after co-host U.S. launched airstrikes alongside Israel, Reuters reported.

“Considering that this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television, according to Reuters.

The 48-team World Cup will be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.

“Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist,” Donyamali said.

“Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”

More than 1,300 Iranian civilians have ⁠been killed since the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes began on February 28, according to Iran’s U.N. ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani.

U.S. President Donald Trump earlier told FIFA representatives that Iran is welcome to play in the World Cup tournament in the United States, CBS News reported citing officials.

The Iran war came up in the conversation with the soccer association’s president, Gianni Infantino, and White House FIFA task force executive director Andrew Giuliani in the Oval Office on Tuesday evening, CBS News reported citing sources familiar with the conversation.

Infantino later posted on social media: “We all need an event like the FIFA World Cup to bring people together now more than ever.”

Donyamali’s comments were in response to Infantino’s post.

An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was struck by a missile ‌though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.

“A missile hit our base in Erbil. There are ⁠no casualties or injuries among the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on X that Italian ⁠military personnel had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and ⁠safe”.

“I strongly condemn the attack on the Italian base in Erbil. I just spoke with the Italian Ambassador to Iraq. Fortunately, all our soldiers are well and safe in the bunker. I express my solidarity and gratitude to them for their daily service to the homeland,” Tajani said.

Italy has around 300 troops in Erbil, working on training ⁠Kurdish security forces, Reuters reported citing an Italian defense ministry statement.

Six electricity transmission lines in Kuwait went out of service after debris from intercepted drones fell on the infrastructure, Al Jazeera reported citing the country’s Electricity Ministry.

Despite the incident, authorities said the overall supply of electricity and water across the country remains stable.

The U.S. and Israel launched what they described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran on February 28, claiming that Tehran was developing a nuclear weapon and posing a threat—an allegation Iran has denied. In response, Iran launched counterattacks, firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as at U.S. assets and other targets across the Middle East. 

UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the war.

“This figure is likely to continue rising as hostilities persist, marking a worrying escalation in humanitarian needs,” Ayaki Ito, the agency’s emergency coordinator for the Middle East said.

”Between 600,000 and one million Iranian households are now temporarily displaced inside Iran as a result of the ongoing conflict,” said Ayaki Ito.