Iranian students work on their robot during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Robots built by Iranian students sit on a table during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students take part in the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees watch a student taking part in a robotics challenge during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees watch a student taking part in a robotics challenge during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian female students compete in a robotics challenge during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian students take part in the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

An Iranian student checks her mobile phone during the RoboCup IranOpen event at Tehran's Mosallah Mosque on September 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)