Life goes on as warfare rages round them: Iranians attempt to proceed as regular as battle spreads throughout area and sparks world financial chaos
As US-Israeli strikes have pummeled Iran in recent days, Iranians are trying to maintain some semblance of normality while the conflict spreads across the region.
Images from cities in the country show people attempting to go about their business as usual, despite the constant threat of bombardment, as the conflict continues to spark global economic chaos.
Shopkeepers are still opening up, with vendors seen selling goods on busy streets, while trade continues in markets and along roadside stalls even as tensions escalate.
But it is not just business carrying on. Social life, too, has not ground to a halt.
Friends have been pictured chatting in cafes and smiling as they stroll through Tehran, in quiet moments of normality amid the unrest.
Children have also been seen playing, including roller skating in Enghelab Square, one of the capital’s most recognisable landmarks.
The scenes offer a glimpse of everyday life continuing in the shadow of war.
As US-Israeli strikes have pummeled Iran in recent days, Iranians are trying to maintain some semblance of normality. Pictured: Men prepare bread at a restaurant in Tehran, amid heightened tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran
Images from cities across the country show people attempting to go about their business as usual, despite the constant threat of bombardment. Pictured: Women chat at a cafe in Tehran, despite the conflict
Shopkeepers are still opening up, with vendors seen selling goods on busy streets, while trade continues in markets and along roadside stalls even as tensions escalate. Pictured: A shopkeeper stands in his store at the Grand Bazaar
A greengrocer’s stall is seen as daily life continues in Tehran, Iran, on March 10
Iranian shopkeepers stand outside their shops in a traditional bazaar
A restaurant displays meals for sale outside in Tehran
But it is not just business carrying on. Social life, too, has not ground to a halt. Pictured: Two women are seen chatting as they stroll through Tehran
Children rollerskating in Enghelab Square, one of the most well-known landmarks in Tehran
An artist draws at a cafe in Tehran
A man sells fruit at the Grand Bazar on March 18, ahead of the Iranian New Year
Iranians go shopping in a street market in Tehran, Iran
Iranians go shopping at the Tehran old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran
A woman shops at a grocery shop in Tehran
People shop at a greengrocer’s stall in Tehran as daily life continues
A shopkeeper stands in his clothing store at the Grand Bazaar
People walk among the pigeons in a square as daily life continues in Tehran
An Iranian man goes shopping with his dog in a street market in Tehran
Iranians go shopping in a street market in Tehran
