‘We must preserve our traditions’: war shadows Tehran as Iranians mark Nowruz

Iranians in Tehran and across the country cautiously marked the Persian New Year despite the ongoing war entering its forth week Heavy strikes echoed across Tehran during one of the country’s biggest holidays as Tel Aviv said it had “acted alone” in striking Iran’s South Pars gasfield, a move that further escalated the conflict. Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering “winding down” military operations. He wrote on social media: “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives.