Iranian patients wait to receive medicines at a pharmacy in a hospital near the city of Shiraz in Fars province, about 932 km (579 miles) south of Tehran, Iran, on October 9, 2024. Western countries express concern about a potential escalation of the conflict in the region in the event of an Israeli attack on Iran in response to Iran's missile attack on Israel on October 1, but many Iranian people continue their daily routines. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)