Who Were the Singers of “Karabakh” in Republic Square? NSS Clarification
On January 30, a video circulated online showing a group of men in Yerevan’s Republic Square singing an Azerbaijani song—”Karabakh… Karabakh”, along with chants. The video quickly spread among the public and became a subject of criticism. Later, on January 31, the National Security Service (NSS) issued a statement clarifying that “the individuals in the video are citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The mentioned individuals were in the Republic of Armenia from December 31, 2024, to January 3, 2025. The National Security Service urges the public to refrain from spreading or commenting on unverified and inaccurate information, – the statement reads.
The song is in Azerbaijani, and the singers are likely from the Turkic-speaking regions of northern Iran.