Daily Life In Tehran's Grand Bazaar

Daily Life In Tehran's Grand Bazaar

An elderly Iranian man stands just outside a mosque at a market in the Traditional Grand Bazaar in southern Tehran, Iran, on March 19, 2025, the day before the Iranian New Year holidays. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

(240327) -- TEHRAN, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafts are displayed on a bazaar 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. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

(240327) -- TEHRAN, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafts are displayed on a bazaar 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. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

(240327) -- TEHRAN, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a bazaar 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. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

(240327) -- TEHRAN, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy watches colourful eggs displayed for the Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, 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. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN PALACE-NOWRUZ

(240327) -- TEHRAN, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- 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. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows an interior view of the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows an interior view of the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows an interior view of the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows an interior view of the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows an interior view of the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. (Xinhua/Shadati)

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

IRAN-TEHRAN-NIAVARAN-HISTORICAL PALACE COMPLEX

(231221) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos at the Niavaran Palace in the Niavaran Cultural-Historic Complex in northern Tehran, capital of Iran, Dec. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Iranian fans eagerly awaiting table tennis at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Iranian fans eagerly awaiting table tennis at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people playing table tennis in Tehran STORYLINE: With less than half a month until the start of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Iranian table tennis fans said they were eagerly looking forward to watching the high-level matches and their favorite players during the multi-sport event. On a hot summer's afternoon, soon after the trees' shadows had become tall enough to shield passersby against the scorching rays, enthusiasts began to show up at a partially enclosed area of the Mellat (Nation) Park in northern Tehran dotted with several table tennis tables. They were from different walks of life and of diverse ages, ranging from children to the elderly, and brought with them special vivacity and joy and great energy as they entered the area, which was a good place of solitude allowing one to easily focus on losing themsel

Iran presidential election

Iran presidential election

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate the victory of moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani in the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2013.

Iran presidential election

Iran presidential election

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate the victory of moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani in the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2013.

Iranian presidential election

Iranian presidential election

TEHRAN, Iran - Voters wait to cast their ballots for the Iranian presidential election at a polling station at a mosque in northern Tehran on June 14, 2013.

Parabola antennas in Iran

Parabola antennas in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Parabola antennas are seen installed on the roof on a building in northern Tehran on May 25, 2011. The Iranian authorities have tightened control over citizens viewing satellite broadcasting, which is banned in the Middle Eastern country.

Iran goes to vote for parliament elections

Iran goes to vote for parliament elections

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows a woman casting her ballot at mosque in northern Tehran on Feb. 18. The outcome of the parliamentary elections will determine the future course of reforms supported by reformist President Mohammad Khatami.

Parabola antennas in Iran

Parabola antennas in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Parabola antennas are seen installed on the roof on a building in northern Tehran on May 25, 2011. The Iranian authorities have tightened control over citizens viewing satellite broadcasting, which is banned in the Middle Eastern country. (Kyodo)

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies

Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (R) casts his vote in the country's general election in a mosque in northern Tehran in March 1996. Rafsanjani, who served as Iranian president for eight years from 1989, died Jan. 8, 2017, aged 82. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo