Members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team stand silently as their national anthem plays before a match in Australia, declining to sing in a gesture widely seen as a protest, March 2026. (Social Media)
Iranian players salute during the national anthem before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between Iran and Philippines in Gold Coast on March 8, 2026. (AFP)
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Vehicles move along a highway past a war memorial statue and a billboard depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with plumes of black smoke billowing, in Tehran on March 8, 2026. (AFP)