LFG3712326: Propaganda sign with Ayatollah Khomeini on the wall of the former u.s. embassy, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712461: General overview of the remains of ruins of the apadana in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712105: The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712278: The Boroujerdi House, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712676: Anti-american propaganda painting, Central district, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711746: Elevateur Char to Clean the Mirrors in The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711976: Mosaic Pattern with Ceramic Tiles in Jameh Masjid or Friday Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712253: Empty bazaar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711594: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711630: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud during Ashura Day, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711559: Iranian Young Man with Green Veil Covering His Face during Chehel Menbari Festival on Tasua to Commemorate the Martyrdom of Hussein, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711528: restoration of The old citadel of Arg-e Bam, Kerman Province, Bam, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711577: Shiite Muslim Men Standing in the Blood of a Ritually Slaughtered Sheep on Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711697: Iranian Shiite Muslim Student in a Madrassah, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711769: Little Girl in the Middle of Shiite Muslim Mourners From the Mad of Hussein Community Crying While Celebrating Muharram, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712003: Elderly Muslim Woman walking Under an Arch in a Narrow Street, Fars Province, Abarkooh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711616: An Iranian Man carrying an Alam helped by Shiite Muslim Mourners, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711727: The Prayer Hall of Nasir Ol Molk Mosque with Its Beautiful Coloured Glass Windows, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711741: Muslim Shiite People Hall of The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712642: Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque standing on the eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711992: Aghazadeh Mansion Wind Towers used as a Natural Cooling System in Iranian Traditional Architecture, Fars Province, Abarkooh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711645: Trolley where are Sold Green Ribbons that the People will Attach to Alams during Ashura Celebration, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711785: Spring-fed Reflecting Pool in Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712070: Tourists in Taq-e Bostan, Kermanshah, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711708: An Iranian Man carrying an Alam helped by Shiite Muslim Mourners, Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711696: Iranian Shiite Muslim Student in a Madrassah, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711558: Iranian Young Man with Green Veil Covering His Face during Chehel Menbari Festival on Tasua to Commemorate the Martyrdom of Hussein, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712519: Iranian shiite man in JAmeh Mosque in front of a blue mosaic, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712594: Iranian shiite muslim men carrying an alam during Muharram, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712606: Traditional religious theatre called tazieh about Imam Hussein death in Kerbala, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712262: Saraye ameriha boutique hotel, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711969: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Hosseinieh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711811: Jame Mosque From Saljukian Period, Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711730: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712137: A bandari woman wearing the traditional mask called the burqa on a market, Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711817: Iranian Shiite Muslim Kneeling and Praying in Mosque, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images