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(22 Jun 2025)

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Istanbul, Turkey - 22 June 2025

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"Of course, the door for diplomacy should be always kept open. But this is not the case right now. My country has been under attack, under aggression, and we have to respond based on our legitimate right of self-defense. And we will do that as long as needed and necessary."

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"Iran and he's a committed member of NPT (non-proliferation treaty). But NPT is not able to protect us. So why a country like Iran or other countries who are interested to have a peaceful nuclear energy should rely on NPT for their peaceful activities."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"Well I'm going to Moscow this afternoon and I have a meeting with President Putin tomorrow morning. Russia is a friend of Iran. And we enjoy strategic partnership. And we always consult with each other and coordinate our positions."

++ENDS ON SOUNBDITE++

STORYLINE:

Iran's foreign minister says diplomacy is not an option after a U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities.

Abbas Araghchi spoke in Istanbul to journalists Sunday.

He said while the "door to diplomacy" should always be open, "this is not the case right now."

The United States stepped into Israel’s war against Iran early Sunday by dropping a 30,000 pound bomb on an uranium enrichment site buried under a mountain, a risky gambit that aimed to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program after months of failed diplomacy.

The attack prompted fears of a wider regional conflict as Iran lashed out at the U.S. for crossing “a very big red line.”

The U.S. also fired dozens of missiles from submarines — launched without congressional approval — and President Donald Trump said in a televised address from the White House that the combination of strikes “completely and fully obliterated” three nuclear sites.

Hours later, Araghchi said the time for diplomacy had passed and that his country had the right to defend itself.

Iran is a close ally of Russia, and has actively supported it in its war on Ukraine, supplying it with attack drones.

Araghchi said he would be flying immediately to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin "and coordinate our positions.”

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that attacks took place on the Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but it insisted that its nuclear program will not be stopped.

Both Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog said there were no immediate signs of radioactive contamination around the three locations following the strikes.

AP video by Mehmet Guzel

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Ness Ziona, central Israel - 22 June 2025

1. Wide of damaged houses, debris being removed by debris lift truck

2. Wide of damaged house

3. Wide of mini bulldozer removing debris

4. Wide of damaged houses

5. Wide of damaged houses, debris being removed by debris lift truck

6. Wide of damaged houses

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Michael Aba, the medical civilian response team:

“This is an example of the resilience of the civilians in Israel. The war is not only at the front, it's also in the civilian part. Our response team was the first to arrive together with the army and the police to the scene and help the first injuries that were here. Luckily, there were only minor injuries.”

8. Wide of truck and worker cleaning streets

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Michael Aba, the medical civilian response team:

“In this field, there were only minor injuries because of the blast and the small cuts. There were many injuries that we rescued from the houses which collapsed. They were walking naked, walking without shoes, and you can get also cuts. Many of the injuries were just, you know, in shock, so we needed to give them water and support.”

10. Wide of workers fixing streetlights

STORYLINE:

Iranian missiles caused damaged to buildings in central Israel Sunday after the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran overnight.

In Ness Ziona, a rescue worker described helping injured people in shock after missiles caused buildings to collapse.

"This is an example of the resilience of the civilians in Israel," said Dr. Michael Alba from the medical civilian response team.

Shortly after the Iranian missile barrage, Israel announced its warplanes were conducting strikes on “military targets” in western Iran, without immediately elaborating.

The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to destroy Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

The decision to directly involve the U.S. comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically eradicate the country’s air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.

Israeli strikes began on June 13. Targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites, they killed several top military officials and nuclear scientists.

Iran retaliated by firing hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, some of which penetrated the country’s vaunted multi-tiered air defense system.

The war so far has killed hundreds of people and wounded more than 1,000 in Iran and killed two dozen and wounded hundreds in Israel.

AP video by Paz Bar

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Istanbul, Turkey - 22 June 2025

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns, in the strongest terms, the United States' brutal military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities. It is an outrageous grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and International law. The warmongering and lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression."

++WHITE FLASH++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"There is no red line that they have not crossed. And the last one and the most dangerous one was happened only last night when they crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities. I don't know how much room is left for diplomacy."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

STORYLINE:

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said the US is "fully responsible" for the consequences of its strikes on Iran.

“The warmongering, a lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression,” Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey.

The US military hit three sites in Iran and inserted itself into Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe.

US and Israeli officials have said that American stealth bombers and a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb they alone can carry offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground.

Araghchi said that the strikes overnight have blown up any possibility of diplomacy with the Americans or Europeans.

He said that there is “no red line” that the US has not crossed in its recent actions against the Islamic Republic.

“And the last one and the most dangerous one was what happened only last night when they crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities only,” he said.

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Manila, Philippines - 22 June 2025

1. Wide of protesters

2. Close of protesters holding signs reading (English) "Stop bombing Iran & Palestine!" and "Down with U.S. Imperialism"

3. Protester holding sign of U.S. President Donald Trump reading (English) "#1 Terrorist"

4. Protesters setting fire to a U.S. flag and chanting

5. Close of flag burning and protesters stepping on it

6. Zoom in to protesters holding signs reading (English) "U.S. Imperialism & Zionist Israel Murderers!" and "Stop bombing Iran & Palestine!" and zoom out again

STORYLINE:

Protesters gathered in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Sunday to voice their objection to U.S. strikes on Iran.

The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran earlier in the day, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

The decision to directly involve the U.S. comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically eradicate the country’s air defenses and offensive missile capabilities, while damaging its nuclear enrichment facilities.

But U.S. and Israeli officials have said that American stealth bombers and a 30,000-pound (13,600-kilogram) bunker-buster bomb they alone can carry offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground.

President Donald Trump announced the strikes. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that the attacks targeted the country’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. The agency did not elaborate. Iran’s foreign minister said Iran reserves the right to retaliate.

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Istanbul, Turkey - 22 June 2025

1. Wide of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran reminds the United Nations, the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and other relevant international bodies of their duty and responsibility to take urgent and decisive action in response to this breach of international law. Silence in the face of such blatant aggression will plunge the world into an unprecedented level of danger and chaos. Humanity has come too far as a species to allow a lawless bully to take us back to the law of the jungle. The Islamic Republic of Iran calls on the Security Council to convene an emergency session to unequivocally condemn the criminal act of aggression by the United States against Iran, and to hold the administration in Washington accountable for its violations of fundamental principles of United Nations Charter and of norms of international law."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"The responsibility of the IAEA and its Director General, who threw evidence bias in favor of warmongering parties, paved the way for the current violence and bloodshed, is now clearer than ever. We call on the IAEA Board of Governors to immediately convene and carry out its legal responsibility in response to the dangerous US attack on Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities, all of which have been under the agency's full safeguards and monitoring."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"The world must not forget that it was the United States which, in the midst of a process to forge a diplomatic outcome, betrayed diplomacy, was supporting the genocidal Israeli regime's launch of an illegal war of aggression on the Iranian nation. Not content with such malign actions, the United States itself has now also opted for a dangerous military operation and aggression against the people of Iran. In doing so, the U.S. administration holds sole and full responsibility for the consequences of its actions, including the Islamic Republic of Iran's right to self-defense under the principles of the United (Nation) Charter, in accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing legitimate response and self-defense, Iran deserves all options to defend its security, interests and people. Thank you very much."

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"There is no red line that they have not crossed. And the last one, the most dangerous one, was happened only last night when they crossed a very big red line by attacking

nuclear facilities. I don't know how much room is left for diplomacy. We are now calculating the damages. And as I said, the damages are not only for our nuclear facilities,

the damages are for the United Natio... [truncated]

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Istanbul, Turkey - 22 June 2025

1. Arrival of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest terms the United States' brutal military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities. It is an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The warmongering and lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression. The US military attack on the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of a UN member state carried out with genocidal Israeli regime, carried out in collusion with the genocidal Israeli regime, has once again revealed the extent of the United States hostility towards the peace-seeking people of Iran, who will never compromise over the independence and sovereignty. The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to defend Iran's territory, sovereignty, security and people, by all means necessary, against not just U.S. military aggression, but also the reckless and unlawful actions of the Israeli regime."

3. Cutaway

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:

"While President Trump was elected on a platform of putting an end to America's costly involvement of forever wars in our part of the world, he has betrayed not only Iran by abusing our commitment to diplomacy, but also deceived his own voters by submitting to the wishes of a wanted war criminal who has grown accustomed to exploiting the lives and wealth of American citizens to further Israeli regime's objectives. The US act of aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities constitutes not only a flagrant breach of the UN Charter, especially the prohibition of the use of force under Article Two, paragraph four, and the obligation to respect the states territorial integrity and sovereignty, but also in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231. It cannot be emphasized enough how much of a devastating blow that the U.S., and permanent member of the Security Council, has dealt to the global non-proliferation regime."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

STORYLINE:

Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Washington is “fully responsible” for what actions the Islamic Republic takes next in retaliation against the U.S. strikes on its various nuclear sites.

“The warmongering, a lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression,” Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey.

These were the first public statements from a high-ranking Iranian official since the U.S. carried out its strikes.

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Haifa, Israel - 22 June 2025

1. Various of emergency workers clearing debris in Haifa, Israel, following recent destruction

2. Various of shattered glass door and windows in a building

3. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Angelina Zorin, Haifa resident:

"How do I feel right now? I am feeling a bit stressed right now, holding on a little, I can't explain my feeling, because when we heard the booms, we thought it was coming into our house, and I live in this house and also I have a business here, which is a hair salon and boutique. So there was a loud explosion and it's very scary and difficult and I don't even have words. Thank you very much to God."

4. Emergency workers at scene

5. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Eyal Levy, Haifa resident:

"First of all, it was necessary for the United States to join, Israel does not have the bombs, as we know for the depth. We still don't know, you know, there are currently conflicting reports in Iran, we don't actually know as of today, whether it was truly completely destroyed or not, but I really hope that it is so, and we have reached a new Middle East where the axis of evil, as it's called, is gone, and we are in a different place."

6. Various of emergency workers at scene

7. People watching

8. More of damage, workers at scene

STORYLINE:

An Israeli rescue service said Iranian missiles struck areas in northern and central Israel after the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran overnight.

The Magen David Adom rescue service said one of those wounded was a 30-year-old man in moderate condition and the other 10 were lightly wounded.

In Haifa, where some buildings were struck, residents expressed shock but also support at the U.S. decision to join Israel's war and deploy missiles against Iran.

Angelina Zorin, whose house and business are near where the strikes hit, recalled thinking the strike would hit inside her house when she heard a loud explosion. "It's very scary and difficult and I don't even have words," she said.

"It was necessary for the United States to join, Israel does not have the bombs, as we know, for the depth," said another Haifa resident, Eyal Levy. He said he hoped U.S. involvement would ensure "a new Middle East where the axis of evil, as it's called, is gone."

Shortly after the Iranian missile barrage, Israel announced its warplanes were conducting strikes on “military targets” in western Iran, without immediately elaborating.

The United States has inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.

The U.S. attacks came after a week of open conflict between Israel and Iran, sparked by Israel's sudden barrage of attacks against Iran’s nuclear and military structure.

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Tel Aviv, Israel - 22 June 2025

1. Various of buildings destroyed by Iranian missile, emergency responders at scene

STORYLINE:

An Israeli rescue service said Iranian missiles struck areas in northern and central Israel after the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran overnight.

The missiles wounded 16 in Israel, and footage of the aftermath showed various destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv.

The Magen David Adom rescue service said one of those wounded was a 30-year-old man in moderate condition and the other 10 were lightly wounded.

Shortly after the Iranian missile barrage, Israel announced its warplanes were conducting strikes on “military targets” in western Iran, without immediately elaborating.

The United States has inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.

The U.S. attacks came after a week of open conflict between Israel and Iran, sparked by Israel's sudden barrage of attacks against Iran’s nuclear and military structure.

Israeli strikes began on June 13. Targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites, they killed several top military officials and nuclear scientists. Iran retaliated by firing hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, some of which penetrated the country’s vaunted multi-tiered air defense system. The war so far has killed hundreds of people and wounded more than 1,000 in Iran and killed two dozen and wounded hundreds in Israel.

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Tel Aviv, Israel - 22 June 2025

1. Various top shots of building destroyed by Iranian missile

2. Various of security forces near damaged building

3. Fire truck

4. Destroyed bank

5. Various of destroyed building with emergency responders at scene

6. Various of people with suitcases evacuating

7. Various top shots of destroyed building

STORYLINE:

An Israeli rescue service said Iranian missiles struck areas in northern and central Israel after the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran overnight.

The missiles wounded 16 in Israel, and footage of the aftermath showed various destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv.

The Magen David Adom rescue service said one of those wounded was a 30-year-old man in moderate condition and the other 10 were lightly wounded.

Shortly after the Iranian missile barrage, Israel announced its warplanes were conducting strikes on “military targets” in western Iran, without immediately elaborating.

The United States has inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.

The U.S. attacks came after a week of open conflict between Israel and Iran, sparked by Israel's sudden barrage of attacks against Iran’s nuclear and military structure.

Israeli strikes began on June 13. Targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites, they killed several top military officials and nuclear scientists. Iran retaliated by firing hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, some of which penetrated the country’s vaunted multi-tiered air defense system. The war so far has killed hundreds of people and wounded more than 1,000 in Iran and killed two dozen and wounded hundreds in Israel.

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(22 Jun 2025)

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Tokyo - 22 June 2025

1. Yomiuri Shimbun staff distributing special edition, reporting U.S. military struck three sites in Iran

2. Headline, reading (Japanese) "US attacks Iran's nuclear sites"

3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Osamu Sasaki, 54-year-old Tokyo resident:

"There were some negative vibes going around worldwide, but with this news, I felt we have finally crossed the line. America listed Iran as a “state sponsor of terrorism" a long time ago, and this means (America) is in it all with Israel."

4. People picking up special edition, eporting U.S. military struck three sites in Iran

5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Osamu Sasaki, 54-year-old Tokyo resident:

"It is scary, I must admit. America - a country, which is in the center of the world, has stepped into a war again."

6. Wide of Yomiuri Shimbun staff distributing special edition

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Niell O'Connor, tourist from Ireland:

"No, no, no. (The war is) the last thing (we want). Because we've seen some horrors over here in Japan and we've been to Vietnam and have seen the horrors over there. You know, we've seen Northern Ireland and the horrors over there. You know, there's horror everywhere. There's horror in America at the moment as well in Los Angeles. It's not a good thing. We don't want war. We want peace."

8. Wide of station in Tokyo, bullet train passing by

STORYLINE:

People in Tokyo expressed their concerns, following the news that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday.

Osamu Sasaki, who picked up a copy of a special newspaper editions reporting the attack in front of Yurakucho station in Tokyo, said he feared seeing America "crossing the line" and "heading into another war."

Irish tourist Niell O'Connor was spending his last day in Tokyo while traveling with his wife.

He saw the news alert on his phone, and told the AP "this is not good news."

The United States attacked three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe that prompted fears of a wider regional conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Iran’s key nuclear sites were "completely and fully obliterated" in an address to the nation from the White House. There was no independent damage assessment.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that attacks took place on its Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but it insisted that its nuclear programme will not be stopped.

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog said there were no immediate signs of radioactive contamination at the three locations following the strikes.

It was not clear whether the U.S. would continue attacking Iran alongside its ally Israel, which has been engaged in a war with Iran for nine days.

Trump acted without congressional authorisation, and he warned that there would be additional strikes if Tehran retaliated against U.S. forces.

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