This picture taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of a sculpture of the mythical “Huma” double griffin in the ruins of ancient Persepolis, which served as the capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BC), in southern Iran. Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against a tiny but persistent adversary: the lichen, a symbiotic organism that grows on surfaces like stone eroding millenia-old monuments, in a fight to preserve the integrity of the site's structures and its intricate carvings. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





An Iranian Shiite Muslim woman feeds her child as they attend Ashoura mourning ritual, commemorating the 7th century martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq, at the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Shiites represent over 10% of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims and view Hussein as the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





An Iranian man jumps into a pool during the heat surge in Tehran, Iran on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)





Iranian taxi drivers cool off during hot weather in Tehran, Iran, 22 July 2024. Iran is facing a heatwave with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh//EPA/EFE)





Young veiled schoolgirls are carrying Iranian flags as one of them is waving a Palestinian flag while participating in a gathering to support the mandatory hijab at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in western Tehran, Iran, on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Iranians attend the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)





A girl reacts as it rains during the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





An Iranian man walks past a wall painting of a peace bird in a street in Tehran, Iran, 19 August 2024. Tension remains high between Iran and Israel since late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on 31 July 2024, as Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed for a 'harsh punishment' against Israel in retaliation over the killing of Haniyeh. The US and EU administrations asked Iran not to attack Israel as peace talks between Hamas and Israel are going on. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)





Veiled Iranian women walk past to a huge billboard of late Iranian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and late Iranian Quds forces commander Ghasem Soleimnai at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 27 August 2024. Tension remains high between Iran and Israel since Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on 31 July 2024. According to the official news agency Irna, newly appointed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on 26 August that Iran will respond against Israel in retaliation for the killing of Haniyeh. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)





A view of the world's highest 280-meter bungee jumping platform opened at the Milad Tower, a landmark in the Iranian capital Tehran, on September 11, 2024. The world's highest bungee jumping platform attracts great interest among the younger generation in Iran, especially women. Those who jump from the platform experience an unforgettable adventure with the thrill of soaring down from a height of 280 meters while watching the view of Tehran from above. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of the world's highest 280-meter bungee jumping platform opened at the Milad Tower, a landmark in the Iranian capital Tehran, on September 11, 2024. The world's highest bungee jumping platform attracts great interest among the younger generation in Iran, especially women. Those who jump from the platform experience an unforgettable adventure with the thrill of soaring down from a height of 280 meters while watching the view of Tehran from above. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Iranian armed forces members march during the annual military parade in Tehran on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)





Miners gather after a gas explosion in a coal mine in South Khorasan Province, Iran on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Noferesti/IRNA/WANA via Reuters)





A banner honouring those killed in the blast caused by a gas leak at a coal mine at the Tabas mine in eastern Iran, is erected over a street in the capital Tehran on September 23, 2024. A blast caused by a gas leak at a coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on September 22, in one of Iran's deadliest work accidents in years. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Iranian worshippers burn a representation of the U.S. flag during an anti-Israeli rally after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, September 27, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Workers are installing a big banner depicting Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, in central Tehran, two days after his targeted assassination by Israeli forces in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on September 29, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader vowed that Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, would be avenged. Iran declared five days of mourning after confirmation of his death in an airstrike on Beirut on Sept. 27. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)





An Iranian woman fills her car with fuel at a gas station, after the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





A cleric holds up his son as he celebrates Iran's missile strike against Israel during an anti-Israeli protest at Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, October 1, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Iranian women attend a gathering to support the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on October 2, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





Demonstrators burn representations of the U.S. and Israeli flags in a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, October 2, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)