Today's best photos: from Iran fans to Jama Masjid mosque in India

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Football fans in Tehran celebrate Iran's win over Wales at the Qatar World Cup. AFP

Fireworks light up the sky at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania. AP

Football fans wait for the start of the Group C World Cup match between Poland and Saudi Arabia at the Education City Stadium on November 26. AFP

People visit the Sharjah exhibition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico. EPA

Cars that were washed away by heavy rains are piled up in an alley in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on November 25. AFP

Residents in the village of Suka Mulya start to repair damage caused by an earthquake in West Java, Indonesia. AP

A dead humpback whale is washed ashore on Strand beach, the Western Cape, South Africa.

The Jama Masjid mosque in the walled city area of New Delhi, India. AFP

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