(21 Jun 2025)
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Meghri, Armenia – 20 June 2025
1. Various of people and vehicles at the Armenian-Iranian border
2. SOUNDBITE (English) No name given, person crossing border:
"Tehran is a little bit scary right now. People are getting out very fast. But in other parts of Iran actually life is running like normal. In other parts, in other cities but in Tehran it’s a little bit strange. Everyone is leaving Tehran right now."
3. Wide of people boarding a taxi at border
4. Various of people walking with suitcases
5. SOUNDBITE (Armenian) Lenora Aharoyan, 76, local resident:
"They have increased (the price) by 100%. It is not a right thing to do. I have just heard that the bus takes [them to Yerevan] for 12000 AMD ($30). Let the taxi ask 13000 AMD."
6. Various of people at border
7. SOUNDBITE (Armenian) Name not given, local resident:
"They have to make peace finally, Israel should initiate. It started bombing the whole city, a lot of people leave to Armenia, Turkey, other places. This is Trump’s style. When he says to stop, there will be peace, when he won’t, it will continue and you see what situation was created."
8. Various of people waiting for transport at Armenian-Iranian border
9. UPSOUND (English) Woman crossing border, no name given: "I’m from Tehran."
Reporter: "What’s the situation there right now?"
Woman: "Honestly, we don’t know. The area we were at was okay. But I’m not sure. We heard some stuff, but we were in a building."
Reporter: "So you are planning to stay in Armenia?"
Woman: "No, no. We live in the U.S. We were visiting."
10. People standing with suitcases
11. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Morteza Abedin Varamin, Iranian Consul General to Armenia:
"We had about 20 planes going to Armenia weekly, but because of the conflict, these flights have been cancelled."
12. Various of people at border
13. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Morteza Abedin Varamin, Iranian Consul General to Armenia:
"We expect to help around 300 hundred people travel daily who are intending to go to different countries through Armenia."
14. UPSOUND (Armenian) Reporter: "Where there explosions in you area?"
Man crossing border, no name given: "Not in our area, but in the surrounding one. "
Reporter: "When did you leave Tehran approximately?"
Man: "Yesterday 6pm Tehran time."
Reporter: "Has the city been emptied?"
Man: "Quite a lot. You are right."
15. Close of fence
16. Close of sign
17. Various of people boarding vehicle
STORYLINE:
Iranians and foreign citizens on Friday were seen crossing the land border from northern Iran to the Armenian town of Meghri.
"Tehran is a little bit scary right now. People are getting out very fast," a man crossing the border told the Associated Press. Many crossing the border reported hearing or witnessing explosions in Iran.
Local residents said that prices for taxis have sky rocketed due to the number of people crossing the border amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
"They have increased (prices) by 100%. It is not the right thing to do," said a local resident.
Iranian Consul General to Armenia Morteza Abedin Varamin visited the border area in Meghri and stated that most of the people crossing the border "are just travellers."
"We had about 20 planes going to Armenia weekly, but because of the conflict, these flights have been cancelled. We expect to help around 300 hundred people travel daily who are intending to go to different countries through Armenia," he said.
Those who remain in the city seem to largely be choosing to stay indoors as the tensions between Israel and Iran continue.
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