Armenia–U.S. Diplomacy: A U.S. House delegation led by Abraham Hamadeh arrived in Yerevan for talks through Aug. 21, with Armenia’s National Assembly leadership stressing the need to unblock all South Caucasus transport routes and advance TRIPP. TRIPP & Political Ties: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met Hamadeh and said Armenia wants deeper U.S. cooperation in political, economic, and technological areas, linking it to the “Trump Route” transport project. Defense Cooperation: India’s Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh visited Yerevan and signed an MoU with Armenia’s high-tech/defense industry structures on joint defense R&D, innovation, and production. Court Case Update: Lawyers for Avetik Chalabyan say the investigation is finished and the case has been forwarded to court; the first hearing is set for Aug. 21. Domestic Violence Push: Anna Hakobyan launched a campaign to toughen Armenia’s domestic violence legal framework, including defining it as a distinct crime. Security & Military Scrutiny: Pashinyan ordered army personnel changes amid scrutiny over non-combat deaths, as an alleged suicide-incitement suspect was arrested. Environment Accountability: Hetq reports Armenia’s Environment Ministry can’t (or won’t) specify how a grant of over AMD 804 million was spent on land degradation prevention. Regional Risk: Armenia may be left out of a new regional electricity transit corridor to Europe, according to Georgian media. Russia’s Financial Pressure: Reports say Russians are pulling billions from banks, raising fears deposits could be seized to fund the war—an issue that also feeds Armenia’s tourism concerns about dependence on Russia.