Iran: what's it really like? Share your pictures and perspectives

After years out in the diplomatic cold, Iran has officially entered the post-sanctions era. 

Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, has hailed a “golden page” in the country’s history and a “turning point” in its economy during the first days without sanctions, amid warm reaction from international community.

Masoumeh Ebtekar, a prominent reformist figure who became Iran’s first woman vice-president when she previously served in her current office from 1997 to 2005, praised “a success of diplomacy and negotiation” as she raised hopes for a new era in bilateral relations between Tehran and Washington. 

But while the lifting of sanctions has become the main focus of mainstream media and will have a dramatic impact on life, with business activities boosted – though caveats remain – for Iranians and the diaspora there is much more to life in the Islamic Republic.