LFG3712673: Anti-american mural propaganda on the wall of the former United States Embassy, Central district, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711815: Iranian Shiite Student Reading Koran in front of a Caravanserai Turned into Madrassah, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711917: Shotor Galou-e-shah Abbasi in Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711941: The Courtyard of Old Caravanserai Turned into the Hotel Dad, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712205: Colourful hand-painted tiles at the narenjestan house and gardens, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712211: Panoramic view over the city, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712684: View of the city with the pollution cloud from the top of the milad tower, Central district, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712258: The last supper canvas sold in the bazaar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711779: Iranian Shiite Muslim Mourners From the Mad of Hussein Community Chanting and Self-flagellating during Muharram, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712097: Man in a Garage, Kermanshah, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711871: Iranian Shiite Muslim Man Making an Alam on Ashura, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711852: Ancient Building with Ashura Decoration in Zoroastrian Village, Isfahan Province, Abyaneh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711971: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Hosseinieh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712584: Grave in the Shrine of sultan Ali decorated for Muharram, Kashan County, Mashhad-e Ardahal, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711631: Iranian Shiite Muslim Woman Covered in Mud with her Hand on her Heart during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712644: Famous acoustic ceiling in the music room of ali qapu palace, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711583: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covering with Mud during Ashura Day, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711829: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Mourners with an Alam in a Mosque Courtyard on Ashura, Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712289: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712333: Pilgrims at the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712387: Man passing on a motorbike in front of a religious mosaic, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711767: An Afghan Refugee Boy with Green Eyes, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712308: Tabatabaei historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712361: Propaganda sign inside holy shrine mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, Shemiranat county, Behesht-e zahra, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712448: Picture of bus depicting Iranian soldiers going to the iraqi front in the Rose garden of martyrs cemetery, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712180: The Blue Mosque, Tabriz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712241: Shrine of Hasan Ibn Musa Ibn Ibn Jafar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711724: Iranian Man Training with Sangs in Saheb a Zaman Club Zurkhaneh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712301: Sacred shrine of the holy sultan amir ahmad, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712578: Alam procession during Muharram celebrations in Fatima al-Masumeh shrine, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712316: Abbasian historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711981: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Takieh Which Forms Part of the Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711985: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Takieh Which Forms Part of the Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712012: Achaemenian Royal Tombs in Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711807: Gonbad-e Kavus, the Tower of Kavus, Golestan Province, Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711843: Shiite Banner for Ashura Celebration, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images