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)

Xinhua Headlines: Restraint urged after Israel's tit-for-tat strikes against Iran

Xinhua Headlines: Restraint urged after Israel's tit-for-tat strikes against Iran

(240419) -- TEHRAN/JERUSALEM, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, on April 17, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)

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's large-scale military exercise enters into second day

STORY: Iran's large-scale military exercise enters into second day DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of military exercises STORYLINE: The Iranian army on Saturday brought into practice the air-defense system, drones and helicopters on the second day of a three-day large-scale military exercise in the southern waters of the Sea of Oman, state TV reported. The Zolfaqar 1401 exercises span from the eastern section of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern edge of the Indian Ocean. The maneuvers involve the army's infantry, armored, naval, airborne, and mechanized regiments. It intends to improve the readiness and capabilities of various army units in areas including planning, joint operations, and power synergizing, said Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Habibollah Sayyari on Friday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)

Iran launches large-scale drills in Sea of Oman

STORY: Iran launches large-scale drills in Sea of Oman DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of military drill STORYLINE: The Iranian army started three-day large-scale military drills in the Sea of Oman in the early hours of Friday, official news agency IRNA reported. The Zolfaqar 1401 exercises, which are being held in an area spanning from the eastern section of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern edge of the Indian Ocean, involve a variety of army formations, including infantry, armored, naval, airborne, and mechanized regiments, the IRNA report said. The maneuvers, according to Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Habibollah Sayyari, were intended to improve the readiness and capabilities of various army units in areas including planning, joint operations, and power synergizing. Sayyari said Iran's drills are also intended to remind regional countries that they do not need transregional powers whose presence has so f

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 says produces more 60-pct enriched uranium in response to IAEA resolution

STORY: Iran says produces more 60-pct enriched uranium in response to IAEA resolution DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iran's centrifuges (file) STORYLINE: Iran said on Tuesday that it has started to produce more 60-percent enriched uranium as part of its retaliatory measures against a recent anti-Iran resolution passed by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This is the first time that Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60-percent purity at the underground Fordow nuclear plant located near the northern city of Qom, according to a statement released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on its website. The old centrifuges at Fordow are also being replaced with modern IR-6 ones, the AEOI said. Meanwhile, the 60-percent uranium enrichment continues at the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran, the statement noted. Last week, IAEA's Board of Governors passed the resolution proposed by the U

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