A growing number of Iranians and foreign nationals are crossing into Armenia through Agarak checkpoint, the sole operational border checkpoint between the two countries, fleeing intensified hostilities between Israel and Iran. Eyewitnesses report long queues of families and individuals carrying heavy luggage, their faces marked by exhaustion and anxiety. Many have left relatives behind, uncertain of when or if, they can return. Aliteza Shaker Nia was forced to leave his 80-year-old ailing mother behind in Shiraz as he fled with his family to Armenia, planning to return to Norway, where he lives. He was on a two-week vacation in Iran when everything changed in an instant. Fab Barzi, an Iranian-Canadian, had just got married, but was forced to leave his wife, who stayed behind with her family. Barzi fled the bombings in Tehran and is now making his way back to Canada through Armenia. The Chinese Embassy in Yerevan has assisted over 600 Chinese nationals, including tourists, business personnel and students, in evacuating from Iran since the conflict began. Shanghai resident Paul Li recounted seeing missiles mid-flight during his trip. Mehgri Mayor Khachtur Andreasyan confirmed most arrivals are third-country nationals, with only 30 percent being Iranian citizens, primarily those with existing Armenian business or family ties. These are not refugees but people with established connections, he emphasized. Armenian authorities have yet to release official border crossing statistics, but local observers note daily increases in arrivals. The single border post, normally processing tourists, now faces unprecedented humanitarian traffic as regional tensions escalate.  Shotlist: Agarak Checkpoint, Meghri, Armenia - June 18, 2025: 1. Various of people fleeing Iran at border area, walking with luggage; 2. Various of people talking with reporter, waiting at border area, luggage; 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fab Barzi, Iranian-Canadian citizen: "It's a very bad situation now everywhere actually. The flights are coming and they're attacking with the bombs in the different spots. So that's why you you're not actually safe there."; 4. Various of people walking with luggage, loading luggage into vehicle, Chinese nationals; 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Li, Chinese national from Shanghai (partially overlaid with shot 6): "We were traveling in Iran, Bandar Abbas, in cities like Yazd, like Esfahan, some cities. We saw bombs and missiles flying in the sky. And the situation came to an emergency, we [saw] we should leave Iran. We are planning on traveling, keep traveling in Armenia."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 6. People waiting at border area; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 7. Vehicles moving; 8. Various of people walking with luggage; 9. Young boy trying to move luggage. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]