War, through food's lens: How Iranian Americans are celebrating their new year — or not
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Kayvon Pourmirzaie and his wife, Behnaz Almazi, eat a tahdig-like pasta dish, based on a classic Iranian crispy rice dish, during a Persian pop-up dinner to celebrate Nowruz in New York on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch)Anais Dersi, one of the chefs and organizers of a Persian pop-up dinner to celebrate Nowruz, prepares Iranian dishes in New York on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch)People arrive at a park for a community gathering ahead of the Nowruz holiday in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)People read the names of Iranian lives that were lost during the Pomexpo Norooz Bazaar in New York, on Saturday, March 14, 2026, for the upcoming Nowruz, Iranian/Persian New Year's day. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)People post handwritten messages on a tree, part of a dedicated memorial space for the lives lost in Iran, during the Pomexpo Norooz Bazaar in New York, on Saturday, March 14, 2026, for the upcoming Nowruz, Iranian/Persian New Year's day. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Afsaneh Nasrollahi, left, sobs as she is embraced by Mahahidi Farmaz during a community gathering ahead of the Nowruz holiday in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Kayvon Pourmirzaie and his wife, Behnaz Almazi, eat a tahdig-like pasta dish, based on a classic Iranian crispy rice dish, during a Persian pop-up dinner to celebrate Nowruz in New York on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch)