In this file photo taken on November 19, 2021, Iranians gather during a protest to voice their anger after their province's lifeblood river dried up due to drought and diversion, in the central city of Isfahan. (Photo: Fatmeh Nasr / ISNA /
This handout image provided by the Iranian Army Office on November 7, 2021, shows Iranian soldiers participating in a military exercise on the shore of the Sea of Oman in the coastal region of Baluchistan. (Photo: Iranian Army office / AFP)
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdoulahian speaks during the multilateral conference on Afghanistan in Tehran on October 27. (Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP)