Iranian director Jafar Panahi says he plans to return home after touring with his new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” and ...

Director Jafar Panahi confronted his Iran prison sentence, saying 'I know my films don't please the government' but 'I will ...

Director Jafar Panahi talks about his latest film It was Just an Accident and explains why despite being imprisoned, he won’t ...

Thousands of Iranian protesters were arrested in the months after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, following her arrest for ...

A film from Iran that has been kept secret so far to ensure the safety of its delegation, along with Dakota Johnson, Stellan Skarsgård, Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps, has joined the lineup for the ...

Sara Shahverdi became the first elected female to local council. Now she wants to teach kids to ride motorcycles and end child marriages.

What happens when the pressure to compete is not just about winning, but about survival? In the new political thriller Tatami, that question plays out through the story of Leila Hosseini, an Iranian ...

Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from ...

Iran's political system is famously complicated — mixing elected leaders with theocratic and military power players. Here's your guide to how it all works.Israel's attack on Iran this month marked a ...