Playing with fire, Iran’s youth risk Khamenei’s wrath celebrating Persian festival - analysis
This year, against the backdrop of Ramadan and rising discontent, the celebrations took on an unmistakably political tone.
An Iranian woman jumps a fire during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025. (photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)Updated: 
