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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and officials visit a classroom display featuring portraits and school materials at Fatemeh Zahra Girls' Primary School in Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2026. The ceremony, known as Jashn-e Shokoufeha, or the Festival of Blossoms, marks the start of school for first-grade pupils across Iran. Iranian state media said about 1.154 million first-grade students were beginning school nationwide this year.