Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia (L), and Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran (R). (Photo: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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)
