‘We must preserve our traditions’: war casts shadow over Iranian Nowruz celebrations

Many Iranians were determined to mark the Persian new year despite the bombing entering its fourth week Heavy strikes echoed across Tehran during one of the country’s biggest holidays as Tel Aviv said it had “acted alone” in striking Iran’s South Pars gasfield, a move that further escalated the conflict. Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering “winding down” military operations. He wrote on social media: “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives.” People in Tehran shop for N...

By Stefanie Glinski, photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar