In a post on X, Mirzoyan said they discussed “the recent developments and exchanged views on the current situation.”
“In line with the position expressed by Armenia, I emphasized the importance of managing the risks and avoiding escalation in the region,” he wrote. “We remain in close contact, including related to [International Atomic Energy Agency] discussions.”
The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued an identical readout of the phone call that followed Iran’s retaliatory missile attacks on Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. The Iranian side did not immediately comment on the conversation.
Yerevan was quick to condemn the Israeli military action that began early on Friday. Armen Grigorian, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, described it as an “encroachment on Iran's territorial integrity that will have a negative impact on the region.”
So far Armenia has not urged its citizens to leave Iran. The Armenian Embassy in Tehran said on Friday afternoon that they should “stay vigilant, follow official instructions and contact the embassy in case of emergency.”
Many in Armenia fear that a possible weakening or destabilization of Iran could embolden Azerbaijan to invade Armenia in an attempt to open a land corridor to its Nakhichevan exclave. The corridor sought by Baku but strongly opposed by Tehran would pass through Syunik, the only Armenian region bordering the Islamic Republic.
Iranian leaders have repeatedly warned against attempts to strip Iran of its common border with Armenia. Armenian and Iranian troops held a first-ever joint military exercise there in April.