A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader’s official website on January 31, 2020, shows Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arriving to pray at the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (image), in southern Tehran, on the occasion of the 42th anniversary of Khomeini’s return from exile. (Photo by Khamenei/HO/AFP Photo)
A view of Tochal Ski Resort with a 3 thousand 962 altitude, located in Shemiranat district in Tehran, Iran on February 20, 2021. At Tochal Ski Resort, which is 25 kilometers from the capital, people can ski and snowboard for 7 months a year from October to May. Despite the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Iran, people continue to arrive in the ski center in the Alborz Mountains in the capital Tehran. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A vendor waits for customers ahead of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning “New Day” at Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 17, 2021 shows an audience of people from Iran’s East Azerbaijan province attending his speech by video conference. (Photo by Khamenei.ir/AFP Photo)
An Iranian girl poses for a photo with a heart-shaped cushion ahead of Valentine’s Day in Tehran, Iran on February 14, 2021. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
Iranian sell balloons ahead of Valentine’s Day in Tehran, Iran on February 14, 2021. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
Boshra, a women’s dance coach, and members of her performance group practice in Tehran, Iran on March 13, 2021. Boshra, who has been dancing professionally for 13 years, practices ballet, Iranian miniature dance and Sama, a traditional ceremonial performance. The 33-year-old’s interests began when she saw a performance by a friend at a young age. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
An Iranian woman takes a selfie as she rides on a motorcycle during the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran on February 10, 2021. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
Performers play folklore music welcoming Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in northern Tajrish Square, Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
An Iranian releases a lantern in Tehran on March 16, 2021 during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Noruz. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)
Mask-clad commuters leave a metro station at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, ahead of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in Iran, Monday, March 15, 2021. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
Diba Karimi, a 29-year-old Iranian ice hockey player, poses for the camera, at an ice hockey club in Tehran, Iran on February 2, 2021. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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In this photo released by Imam Khomeini Airport City, an Iranian Mahan Air plane carrying Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines lands at the Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, Thursday, February 4, 2021. Iran on Thursday received its first batch of foreign-made coronavirus vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East. (Photo by Saeed Kaari/IKAC via AP Photo)
Maryam, Salume and world powerlifting champion Leyla Deravi sisters are seen during their exercise in Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2021. Maryam, Salume and Deravi paint their faces and trainers and athletes faces in the shape of medical mask ahead of their training at Titan Fitness Club in Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2021. The women with masks with paint to protect themselves from the new type of coronavirus (COVID 19) say that this doesn’t have an effect on preventing the virus, but allows them to find just peace during their trainings. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Flower sellers arrange their flowers ahead of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in northern Tajrish Square, Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 15, 2021. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
A vendor holds up hand crafted dolls made with wheat as she waits for customers ahead of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in northern Tajrish Square, Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 15, 2021. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)
An Iranian artist repairs a statue of famous Iranian painter Kamal-ol-molk at a park in Tehran, Iran, 11 March 2021. According to ISAN news agency, 150,000 doses of Indian COVID-19 vaccine has arrived to the country on 11 March as President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying that three kind of Iranian local-made vaccines will be ready soon in summer. Iran has got some COVID-19 vaccine from Russia, China, and India as the country is far from massive vaccination yet. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)
A handout picture made available by Iran’s Supreme Leader Office shows Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C, back) speaks during a meeting with a group of commanders of the Iranian Air Force and Army Air Defense ahead of Iran’s 42nd Revolution Anniversary in Tehran, Iran, 07 February 2021. Iran will celebrate its 42nd Revolution Anniversary on 10 February 2021. (Photo by Iran’s Supreme Leader Office/EPA/EFE)
Iranian women hold pictures of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, during the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran on February 10, 2021. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
An Iranian girl wearing a costume inspired in the fictional folklore character Hajji Firuz, dances in Tehran on March 17, 2021 as Iranians prepare to celebrate Noruz, the Iranian New Year. Noruz, “new day” in Persian, is the New Year festivity celebrated in Iran as well as in Afghanistan and Kurdish regions in several countries. It begins with the spring equinox and symbolises rebirth. (Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)
