Iran in Photos

Photos of the Royal Kitchen Museum at Saadabad complex in northern Tehran.

A photo gallery of Persian garden Park in northern Tehran which has become a major attraction of the capital.

Snapshots of the arrival of President Rouhani in the northern city of Rasht.

Photos of the arrival in Tehran of an IAEA delegation.

A photo gallery which features wrestlers vying for the top prize at Iran’s traditional wrestling championships in Khorasan Razavi Province.

A photo gallery featuring a ceremony at Kazakhstan University of the Humanities and Law where an honorary doctorate was conferred upon Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif.

A photo gallery of an Iranian female rice farmer who believes that work is a cure for all health problems.

A photo gallery of a bridge with an interesting function: preventing rainwater from going to waste.

A photo gallery of motorcyclists in a suburban area of Fars Province where they can perform acrobatic feats and ride their motorbikes at high speed.

A photo gallery that features the ancestral home of Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in his hometown in Markazi Province.

A photo gallery of a caring Iranian family who has been looking after the father for 12 years after he was confined to bed because of Cerebral palsy.

Qasr Garden Museum has set out on a long journey, turning from a park to a mansion, a prison and finally a garden museum.

Iran's most beautiful rocky coasts are in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Whales can often be seen frolicking off these coasts.

Iranian horse jockeys vied for the top prize at the national horse-racing championships in the northeast.

Following concerted efforts by a number of Iranian environmentalists, a forested hill in northern Iran was cleared of garbage.

The world’s largest framed carpet featuring “I love Muhammad” in 40 languages has been unveiled in Tehran.

Demonstrators in Tehran called for the closure of the Saudi embassy in Iran and speedy punishment of those behind the sexual abuse of Iranian teens.

A photo gallery that features a flurry of activity in Tehran Stock Exchange as a result efforts by the government of Prudence and Hope to put the economy back on track.

A photo gallery that depicts efforts by Iranian experts to restore books and documents at the Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration Center of parliament’s library.

Located in southeastern Iran, the Portuguese Castle dates back to 16th century; when the Portuguese intended to conquer the world.

A photo gallery featuring President Rouhani welcoming the Turkish president after he arrived in Tehran on April 7.

A series of photos featuring the vast Iranian territories from the sky.

The old lock making craft is close to becoming history in Iran.

The ox-well complex Haj-Ibrahim has restored has turned into a tourist destination.

Forg Castle is located in a namesake village in eastern province of Southern Khorasan. It is one of Iran's attractions that date back to the Afshar era.