Antonyan

MEMORANDUM **

Susanna Antonyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (the “BIA”) summary decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of her request for asylum, withholding of removal and protection from removal under Article 3 of- the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny Antonyan’s petition.

When the BIA affirms an IJ’s decision without opinion under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1 (a)(7), we review the IJ’s decision directly. Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 850 (9th Cir.2003). We review questions of law de novo. Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1065 (9th Cir. 2003). We review credibility determinations under the deferential substantial evidence standard. Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1111 (9th Cir.2002).

Here, the IJ concluded that Antonyan had not established either that she was a member of a political group or that authorities persecuted her because of such a political affiliation. This court reverses an IJ’s decision only if the evidence presented *625 “compels a reasonable factfinder to reach a contrary result.” Vera-Villegas…