Hundreds Try To Enter Church In Iran To Celebrate Christmas

Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee

British Iranian journalist and political analyst

A man in Santa's costume at Vank Cathedral, an Armenian church in Esfahan, December 2023
A man in Santa's costume at Vank Cathedral, an Armenian church in Esfahan, December 2023

Hundreds of Iranians rushed to an Armenian church in Esfahan on Sunday to celebrate Christmas, which has become popular among Muslims over the past two decades.