'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how young Iranians are coping with war

Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain. But life goes on, even as the war drags on. Sahar, a woman in her 20s, told BBC Persian that she was spending most days sheltering at home in Tehran, cooking, reading, and playing a life simulation video game. "I think my creativity has increased during the war. I'm constantly stressed and end up building prettier homes in the game," she said. Sahar - whose name, as with the other contributors, has been changed for safety reasons - found out on Tuesday that a woman she had gone to school with had been killed. "Her body hasn't been found. I felt horrible after hearing it," she said. "Why do we have to experience such horror when we're in the prime years of our youth? I just want this to end before Nowruz. My favourite days in life are the early days of spring." Fewer than 10 days remain until Nowruz, the Persian New Year festival, which marks the arrival of spring. It is usually a time when families gather to celebrate. Markets and streets across Iran are crowded with people buying sweets and nuts for guests ahe