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Members of the Armenian Christian minority welcomed the New Year with a mass at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Friday.
Dozens of worshippers gathered at the cathedral with clerics holding a ceremony.
"God willing, we will live in peace, [I hope that] the United States will lift these sanctions and we, Armenians, will be able to have the best life in Iran," said George Davood, an Iranian Armenian Christian.
Armenian Christians make up around one per cent of Iran's total population, with the New Year's service at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran being one of the biggest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Iran: Christian Armenian minority hold mass on NYE in Tehran
Members of the Armenian Christian minority welcomed the New Year with a mass at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Friday.
Dozens of worshippers gathered at the cathedral with clerics holding a ceremony.
"God willing, we will live in peace, [I hope that] the United States will lift these sanctions and we, Armenians, will be able to have the best life in Iran," said George Davood, an Iranian Armenian Christian.
Armenian Christians make up around one per cent of Iran's total population, with the New Year's service at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran being one of the biggest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church.
NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV
Members of the Armenian Christian minority welcomed the New Year with a mass at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Friday.
Dozens of worshippers gathered at the cathedral with clerics holding a ceremony.
"God willing, we will live in peace, [I hope that] the United States will lift these sanctions and we, Armenians, will be able to have the best life in Iran," said George Davood, an Iranian Armenian Christian.
Armenian Christians make up around one per cent of Iran's total population, with the New Year's service at St. Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran being one of the biggest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church.