A man grabs a banana bunch at a green house in Jolfa in northern Iran by the Aras river (not in the picture) on the Iran to Azerbaijan border, on September 18, 2025. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Two women use a smartphone in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, September 28, 2025. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A child attends a rally in support of the people of Gaza, after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





A woman visits the 17th International Floor Covering, Moquette, Machine-Made Carpet and Related Industries Expo (FMCEX) at the Tehran International Exhibition Complex in Tehran, Iran, 16 October 2025. The exhibition runs from 13 to 16 October 2025. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)





Iranian workers clean inside the Holy Virgin Mary subway station during its opening ceremony in Tehran, Iran, 18 October 2025. Iran has opened the new Holy Virgin Mary station next to the Saint Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in the capital. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)





Women hold model missiles during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran as Iranians mark the 46th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, on November 4, 2025. In 1979, 52 embassy staff were held hostage for 444 days by Iranian students, who demanded that Washington hand over Iran's recently toppled shah, who was being treated in the United States for cancer. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





An Iranian woman walks past a new anti-USA billboard featuring the sentence in Persian reading: 'Behind the US freedom promises, the result of trusting America is destruction', at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 05 November 2025. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)





A veiled Iranian woman walks near a new anti-USA billboard featuring the sentence in Persian reading: 'Behind the US freedom promises, the result of trusting America is destruction', at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 05 November 2025. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)





Iranian women walk past an anti-U.S. billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





An Iranian athlete warms up prior to the start of the women's karate competition, made-up of clubs and teams from around the Tehran province, in Tehran on November 6, 2025. Some 230 participants, including 5-year-old girls, took part in the competition, with team's deriving only from the Tehran province taking part. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





A photograph shows a statue depicting Sasanian king Shapur I capturing Roman emperor Valerian during its unveiling at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in the capital Tehran on November 7, 2025. The event was the latest in a series of unveiling national symbols following Iran's recent 12-day war with Israel in June. The statue was modelled on an original stone engraving in southern Iran, symbolising Iranian triumph over foreign foes. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





An Iranian man stands at an area overlooking the Amir-Kabir dam (Karaj dam) running at low capacity in the Karaj river in Alborz province, northern Iran, 10 November 2025. According to Iran Water Resource Management, less than 10 percent of the dam's capacity is full, while 67 percent of dams across Iran are empty, reflecting a severe drought crisis caused by low rain and snowfall. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)





Iranians visit an exhibition showcasing missile and drone achievements in Tehran on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





A musician plays her instrument as Paniz Faryousefi became the first woman to conduct a performance of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Water bottles sit next to a shop in Tehran's Tajrish Bazaar, on November 14, 2025. Iran's government has blamed the crisis on various factors such as the “policies of past governments, climate change and over-consumption”. While there has been no sign of protests yet this time over the water crisis, Iranians are already struggling under the weight of a crippled economy, chiefly because of sanctions linked to the country’s disputed nuclear program. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)