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Iranian Nature’s Day In War Zone
A young Iranian man holds green grass, a main symbol of Nowruz, during Sizdah Bedar, also known as Nature's Day, at a park in the Abbasabad Cultural and Tourist Area in central Tehran, Iran, on April 2, 2026. Sizdah Bedar is an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin, during which people spend time outdoors and mark the end of the Nowruz holidays in Iran. This event takes place amid U.S.-Israeli military operations in Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)