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The soft arrival of spring in wartime Tehran

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The soft arrival of spring in wartime Tehran

TEHRAN- Year 1404 is ending under a sky that has too often flashed with missiles instead of fireworks, yet spring still arrives in Iran with its quiet, stubborn radiance. For twenty-one days, the attacks have overshadowed the familiar joy of the last days of the year. This time, the new year greets us hand in hand with Eid al-Fitr, but since the first explosions, the lights of Ramadan nights and end-of-year rituals have felt dimmer, as if viewed through a veil of smoke.

The soft arrival of spring in wartime Tehran

A convergence of faith and heritage celebrating Nowruz amidst war

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A convergence of faith and heritage: celebrating Nowruz amidst war

BABOLSAR- As the sun dips toward the horizon on this final Friday of the Persian calendar year 1404, the air in the northern city of Babolsar, Mazandaran, carries a bittersweet fragrance. It is the scent of blooming bergamot blossoms—the namesake of my eight-year-old daughter, Toranj—mingled with the salty mist of the Caspian Sea and the heavy, solemn aroma of rosewater from a recent funeral procession.

A convergence of faith and heritage: celebrating Nowruz amidst war

The spirit of spring

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The spirit of spring

Tehran — This year, Nowruz was different. It is no exaggeration to call it the most unprecedented Nowruz in Iran’s contemporary history. The Persian year 1404 was a difficult and bitter one for Iranians. Early in the year, the country became embroiled in a 12-day war imposed by the United States and Israel, during which more than a thousand honorable Iranian citizens lost their lives and became victims of the lies, ambitions, and crimes of those two regimes.

The spirit of spring

Qalibaf urges Arab states to seize regions destiny and end dependence on US

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Qalibaf urges Arab states to seize region’s ‘destiny’ and end dependence on US

TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called on Muslim nations to cast off reliance on the United States and forge a new regional security order rooted in Islamic solidarity, warning that American military presences in the region serve only to enable Israeli aggression and division.

Qalibaf urges Arab states to seize region’s ‘destiny’ and end dependence on US