TEHRAN, 29 May_Americans should leave the Middle East region as soon as possible and “they should not think that the Persian Gulf is really an American lake ,” a former American diplomat has said.
TEHRAN, Jan 5 - South Korea's annual ice fishing festival has drawn massive crowds, who braved below freezing temperatures to catch trout in a frozen lake .
TEHRAN, December 30 - It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran's great Lake Urmia finally appears to be stabilizing and officials see the start of a revival.
TEHRAN, April 27 - These stunning images reveal the remains of a more than century-old sunken ship that has been preserved beneath freezing Lake Superior. The ship looks almost exactly the same as it did the day it sunk beneath waves all those years ago.
TEHRAN, December 26 - Floating ice blocks float after being cut from the frozen surface of Xiuhu lake in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province. The ice blocks are used as part of winter tourism activities in the region.
TEHRAN, June 6, YJC - In Russia, a group of divers has gone to the depths of Lake Baikal for a massive rubbish cleanup. Twenty-two volunteers have come together to clear rubbish from the bottom of the lake .
TEHRAN, YJC. This place used to be called Lake Urmia, one of the most interesting ecosystems in the country. It is still interesting, though, but in a different way that helps you cry your eyes out a bit maybe if you happened to see pictures of its heyday.
TEHRAN, YJC. Alandan is a lake in the vicinity of Sari, northern Iran. The lake is entirely fed from the sky and there are no waters pouring into it. At rainy times the lake reaches 30 hectares in area.
Tehran, YJC. As the Urmia Lake has partly dried out, parts of it have started to attract visitors who use them as mud baths. The lake is a tourist area with mineral-rich waters and mud are considered therapeutic, while visitors love the novelty of floating in the brine which does not allow a person to sink.