Tehran, Iran - June 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
1. Buildings, national flag of Iran

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2. Smoke rising over buildings
3. Black smoke rising to sky

Iran - June 14-18, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
4. Various of traffic on road

Moscow, Russia - June 22, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Konstantin Blokhin, leading researcher, Center for Security Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences:
"Of course, it's an act of militarism and an aggressive step aimed at destabilizing the region as a whole. Of course, Iran is bound to respond. There are several possibilities. The first is to strike at the U.S. military bases in the Middle East - there are many U.S. military bases there; and the second response is to precisely block the Strait of Hormuz. Because it is obvious that many Arab states are, relatively speaking, allies of the United States. For them, oil exports are key. Therefore, of course, Iran will most likely go down this path."

FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of White House
7. Various of Capitol building

Moscow, Russia - June 22, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Konstantin Blokhin, leading researcher, Center for Security Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences:
"So the escalation is expected， and it's just a beginning. It's quite possible that this attack will be followed by further attacks from the United States, because the Trump administration, the Israeli leadership and the so-called American neo-conservatives, are maniacally obsessed with the idea of ​​regime change in Iran. Iran is the only state in the region that is still hanging in there, because Iraq, Syria and Libya have been dealt with. So only Iran remains. There are chances [for negotiations], in principle. The only question is whether the conflicting parties are ready to negotiate. Iran is ready to negotiate. But under the conditions of such military actions, it is impossible to negotiate. The war must be stopped."

Tehran, Iran - June 21, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
9. Street scene seen from moving vehicle

The U.S. attack on Iran is an act of militarism and serious provocation for regional stability, said a leading researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States has completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, including "Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan."

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency acknowledged attacks on the country's nuclear facilities.

In a video link interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Konstantin Blokhin, the researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, condemned the attacks.

"Of course, it's an act of militarism and an aggressive step aimed at destabilizing the region as a whole. Of course, Iran is bound to respond. There are several possibilities. The first is to strike at the U.S. military bases in the Middle East - there are many U.S. military bases there; and the second response is to precisely block the Strait of Hormuz. Because it is obvious that many Arab states are, relatively speaking, allies of the United States. For them, oil exports are key. Therefore, of course, Iran will most likely go down this path," the expert said.

"So the escalation is expected, and it's just a beginning. It's quite possible that this attack will be followed by further attacks from the United States, because the Trump administration, the Israeli leadership and the so-called American neo-conservatives, are maniacally obsessed with the idea of ​​regime change in Iran. Iran is the only state in the region that is still hanging in there, because Iraq, Syria and Libya have been dealt with. So only Iran remains. There are chances [for negotiations], in principle. The only question is whether the conflicting parties are ready to negotiate. Iran is ready to negotiate. But under the conditions of such military actions, it is impossible to negotiate. The war must be stopped," he continued.