Iraqi Kurds carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

A man carries a fire torch while celebrating Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Sherry Shariat performs a traditional Persian dance at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits with children while participating in science based crafts at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets local politician Leah Taylor Roy as he arrives for the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches as Sherry Shariat performs a traditional Persian dance at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits with children while participating in science based crafts at he Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses for photos at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches as Sherry Shariat performs a traditional Persian dance at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in front of the Haft-sin table at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches as Sherry Shariat performs a traditional Persian dance at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses for photos at the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the Persian community’s Nowruz New Year event in Aurora, Ontario, Canada March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio 

ATTENTION EDITORS – IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Israel Antiquities Authority after publication issued a statement that the inscription bearing the name Darius the Great is not authentic. "Following the publication, the expert who participated in the excavation expedition last August, contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority. She is one of the few researchers specializing in ancient Aramaic inscriptions, and admitted demonstrating to a group of students the manner in which sherds were inscribed in ancient times. She then left the sherd on the site, which led to the erroneous identification. She was questioned and said this was done unintentionally and without malice." A 2,500-year-old stone is shown with the inscription of the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, who was the father of King Ahasuerus from the Book of Esther, that is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, and the stone itself was used in ancient times as a confirmation of delivery of goods in a warehouse during the Persian period, in Tel Lachish archaeological site in southern Israel, March 1, 2023. It's first of its kind uncovered in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. REUTERS/Amir Cohen REFILE 

ATTENTION EDITORS – IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Israel Antiquities Authority after publication issued a statement that the inscription bearing the name Darius the Great is not authentic. "Following the publication, the expert who participated in the excavation expedition last August, contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority. She is one of the few researchers specializing in ancient Aramaic inscriptions, and admitted demonstrating to a group of students the manner in which sherds were inscribed in ancient times. She then left the sherd on the site, which led to the erroneous identification. She was questioned and said this was done unintentionally and without malice." A 2,500-year-old stone with the inscription of the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, who was the father of King Ahasuerus from the Book of Esther that is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, is the first of its kind uncovered in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, in Tel Lachish archaeological site in southern Israel, March 1, 2023. The stone was used in ancient times as a confirmation of delivery of goods in a warehouse during the Persian period. REUTERS/Amir Cohen REFILE 

ATTENTION EDITORS – IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Israel Antiquities Authority after publication issued a statement that the inscription bearing the name Darius the Great is not authentic. "Following the publication, the expert who participated in the excavation expedition last August, contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority. She is one of the few researchers specializing in ancient Aramaic inscriptions, and admitted demonstrating to a group of students the manner in which sherds were inscribed in ancient times. She then left the sherd on the site, which led to the erroneous identification. She was questioned and said this was done unintentionally and without malice." Saar Ganor a senior archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) speaks about the discovery of a 2,500-year-old stone with the inscription of the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, who was the father of King Ahasuerus from the Book of Esther that is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, is the first of its kind uncovered in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, in Tel Lachish archaeological site in southern Israel, March 1, 2023. The stone was used in ancient times as a confirmation of delivery of goods in a warehouse during the Persian period. REUTERS/Amir Cohen REFILE 

ATTENTION EDITORS – IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Israel Antiquities Authority after publication issued a statement that the inscription bearing the name Darius the Great is not authentic. "Following the publication, the expert who participated in the excavation expedition last August, contacted the Israel Antiquities Authority. She is one of the few researchers specializing in ancient Aramaic inscriptions, and admitted demonstrating to a group of students the manner in which sherds were inscribed in ancient times. She then left the sherd on the site, which led to the erroneous identification. She was questioned and said this was done unintentionally and without malice." A 2,500-year-old stone with the inscription of the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, who was the father of King Ahasuerus from the Book of Esther that is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim, is the first of its kind uncovered in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, in Tel Lachish archaeological site in southern Israel, March 1, 2023. The stone was used in ancient times as a confirmation of delivery of goods in a warehouse during the Persian period. REUTERS/Amir Cohen REFILE 

A man holds a banner with photos of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay 

A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay 

Roses are seen ahead of Valentine's Day at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub walks near its mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub walks near its mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub walks near its mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub plays with a pumpkin near its mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard cubs play with their mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard cubs walk inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born Persian leopard cubs rest inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub walks inside its enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard cubs play near their mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard cubs play with their mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard rest on a log inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub plays with a pumpkin near its mother Banu inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Newly born endangered Persian leopard cubs play inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A newly born endangered Persian leopard cub walks inside its enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Performers play the daf, a Persian tambourine, at a Freedom Rally for Iran, protesting in support of Iranian women and against the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A woman with Persian writing on her forehead poses for a portrait during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith 

A Parsi woman walks past Lamassu, a Mesopotamian protective deity, outside a fire temple on the occasion of the Persian New Year, in Mumbai, India, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

A Parsi couple bows before entering a fire temple on the occasion of the Persian New Year, in Mumbai, India, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

Two environmentalists brothers climb the Bamo mountain to find a spot for their camera traps, in the mission to protect the leopards, near Darbandikhan, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Picture taken April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Jalal 

A Kurdish Environmentalist Nabaz Faruq set a camera trap on a tree to collect footage of the leopards and wild animals in Bamo mountain, near Darbandikhan, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Picture taken April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Jalal 

A Kurdish Environmentalist Nabaz Faruq puts a camera trap on a tree to collect footage of the leopards and wild animals in Bamo mountain, near Darbandikhan, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Picture taken April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Jalal 

Two environmentalists brothers rest in the way, while they climb the Bamo mountain to find a spot for their camera traps, in the mission to protect the leopards, near Darbandikhan, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Picture taken April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Jalal 

Two environmentalists brothers climb the Bamo mountain to find a spot for their camera traps, in the mission to protect the leopards, near Darbandikhan, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Picture taken April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish biologists at the University of Sulaimani, watch images of the Persian leopard that they caught with their camera traps, in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, March 26, 2022. Picture taken March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Charlotte Bruneau 

Rozgar Hasan Saeed, 57, a Kurdish man leads a group of young men as they carry torches to celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, Iraq, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Rozgar Hasan Saeed, 57, a Kurdish man leads a group of young men as they carry torches to celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, Iraq, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Rozgar Hasan Saeed, 57, a Kurdish man leads a group of young men as they carry torches to celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra, near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches as they celebrate Nowruz Day, a festival marking the first day of spring and Persian New Year, in the town of Akra near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Heeva Fine Foods to highlight Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Heeva Fine Foods to highlight Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Heeva Fine Foods to highlight Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Heeva Fine Foods to highlight Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn