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Iranian Nature’s Day In War Zone
Iranian and Afghan families spend the day of Sizdah Bedar, also known as Nature's Day, with a picnic 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, the first month of the Iranian calendar, 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)