An Iranian cultural centre in Paris that last year organised music events for Nowruz says it's in mourning. In the United States, some Iranian American communities also cancelled or scaled back festivities. Celebrating together for comfortShakiba Edighoffer, out grocery shopping for Nowruz, said she and Iranian friends are on a "kind of emotional roller coaster" as the war rages. With communications largely severed, trying to find out how family and friends are faring under bombardments is a stressful ordeal. Celebrating Nowruz with family and friends "helps us cope, at least a little, with the psychological pressure," she said.

Source: The Telegraph March 20, 2026 13:56 UTC