Goldfish are displayed at a flower market, ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, in Tehran, Iran on March 17, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





An Iranian decorates a table with "Haft Seen" or “Seven S” in Tehran on March 17, 2024, in preparation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Iranians celebrate Nowruz by decorating a floorcloth with seven items their names starting with the letter “S” in the Persian language; an apple (Seeb), garlic and vinegar (Seer-0-Serkeh), a coin (Sekkeh), sprouts (Sabzeh), sumac (Somagh), elaeagnus olives (Senjed) and the juice of germinating wheat or malt mixed with flour (Samanou), in addition to other propitious item like Islam's holy book the Koran, mirrors, flowers, goldfish, eggs and candles. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





An Iranian family attends a party on the Iranian New Year or Nowruz in Tehran, Iran on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)





Girls talk outside the Niavaran Palace in northern Tehran, capital of Iran, March 26, 2024. People visited the Niavaran Palace during the new year vacation of Nowruz, which falls on March 20 this year. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A man has a picture of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on his forehead during an anti-Israeli demonstration at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, 01 April 2024. According to IRNA News Agency, Israel on 01 April launched an airstrike targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus. The embassy was damaged while the building annexed to it was destroyed. Seven Iranians have been killed including two top commander of Iranian revolutionary guard corps (IRGC). (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)





Iranian Shiite Muslims place copies of the Quran on their heads as they pray in Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Destiny, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, at the shrine of Saint Saleh in northern Tehran, Iran, early Monday, April 1, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Iranians burn US and Israeli flags during the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations and the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel, on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on April 1, which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus. The funeral ceremony coincides with the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies stage marches in support of the Palestinians. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Iranians attend the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations and the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel, on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A worshipper performs an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Iranian demonstrators flash the victory sign as they hold an Iranian flag and a model of a bullet during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Iranians celebrate after Iran launched drone attacks against Israel at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, early morning of 14 April 2024. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched drones and rockets towards Israel late on 13 April 2024, Iranian officials said. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)





Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Iranians celebrate on a street, after the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2024. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)





A man walks past a banner depicting missiles launching from a representation of the map of Iran coloured with the Iranian flag in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading “the honest (person's) promise” and in Persian “Israel is weaker than a spider's web”, in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)





Demonstrators wave a huge Iranian flag in their anti-Israeli gathering in front of an anti-Israeli banner on the wall of a building at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 15, 2024. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. The sign on the banner reads in Hebrew: “Your next mistake will be the end of your fake country”. And the sign in Farsi reads: “The next slap will be harder”. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A street musician plays music at the old main bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Israel says it is poised to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of munitions into Israeli airspace. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Iranian soldiers parade during the annual Army Day celebration at a military base in Tehran, Iran, 17 April 2024. According to Iranian state media, Raisi described the recent attack launched towards Israel as “limited” and “punitive”, adding that any act of aggression against Iran will be dealt with a “powerful and fierce” response. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched drones and rockets towards Israel late on 13 April. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)