Armita, no surname given, poses for a photo in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Three young girls sit together over soft drinks and sandwiches at a café terrace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman carries her pet as she walks along a street market near Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pedestrians walk through Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Customers browse inside a gift shop in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A customers poses for a photo of her shoes while browsing at a gift shop, in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A shop owner, center, gestures as customers look around a gift shop in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Employees work inside a bakery near Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Kiana, no surname given, poses for a photo as she drinks a hot beverage at a café in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A worker prepares coffee in a café in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A young man gets a haircut at a barbershop near Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A café worker displays his tattoo for a photo in a café in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman browses postcards in a gift shop in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People shop at Tajrish bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ali Asghar Nasrulahi, 66, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, plays backgammon with a friend in a public park in Tehran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman walks past a mural depicting Iranian astronauts in space in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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3:27 PM on Wednesday, April 8
By FRANCISCO SECO
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Daily life unfolds across Tehran's cafes, parks and stores as people continue their everyday routines despite war. Some meet friends at cafes. Others play backgammon in a park, or walk their dogs. Shoppers browse markets, and barbers stay open for business.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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