Tension in the Middle East is building up. Since Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal, Iranians have been suffering from unprecedented harsh and unfair sanctions. The Iran that is being demonized by Trump and the likes of him is NOT the Iran I have come to know through several trips over the last fifteen years. Iranians are peace-loving, welcoming people. Leave them in peace!
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A short break during a long workday in Kashan where a lot of traditional mansions are being renovated
Two workers waiting to be hired on a street corner in Kashan
Getting lunch ready during the Norouz vacation in a Kashan public garden. Norouz is the New year in Iran, not unlike Thanksgiving in the US. So people travel all across the country to visit relatives, and as they don't have enough money to check into a hotel, they strike up tents in public gardens and parks.
A to turn a traffic jam into a pleasant moment!
Still in love after all those years!
Exhausted after a day shopping in the soukh
On the look out!
The Louvre at Tehran exhibition
Catch me if you can!
Relaxing away from people's scrutiny
Texting
Young readers!
Mother and daughter
A future star!
Selfies are as popular in Tehran as in the west!
The Louvre at Tehran exhibition. Selfie!
Rocking baby
The Louvre at Tehran exhibition
Paint job in a Tehran park
Dizzy in Kashan
Tehran, after the rain
Come along, little one!
Getting to love reading. Tehran bookshop
Kashan, two workers posing for me
Family picnic in Terhan
Kerman. A painter of signs
Lovey-dovey couple in Shiraz
Pickaboo
Hand in hand in Tehran.
Naughty boy!
Tehran subway.Chatting up.
Shiraz, students from a language school
Selfie in the Shiraz caravanserail
Phoning home!
A loving father. Ashura, Esfahan.
Vroom - Esfahan
A couple from Esfahan
A street performer in north Tehran
Paparazzi are not his cup of tea!
Speeding in Shiraz
