An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with ...

Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 110 reported executions in April 2025 alone.

Writer-director Saeed Roustaee ('Leila's Brothers') returns to Cannes competition with a tale of motherhood, mourning and ...

Selling a descent from stress into a state of devastation that can never be shed (only briefly reprised) is the formidable ...

Trump discusses Iran's nuclear ambitions, calling for a peaceful resolution over violence, as Congress urges a hardline ...

Iran's state media say Mohsen Langarneshin was one of Israel's "top spies," but a rights group says he was forced to confess, and now he's been executed.

The U.S. may maintain sanctions while leveraging Azerbaijan as a strategic location to exploit Tehran’s internal ...

Part memoir, part exposé, part cookbook, “The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club” reveals the hidden lives of women dissidents in the ...

The win hands the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.

The sun was still shining when the 78th Cannes Film Festival came to an emotional, exhilarating close with the Palme d'Or ...

After being imprisoned multiple times, Jafar Panahi emerges anything but chastened in 'It Was Just an Accident,' serving up a ...

Saeed Roustaee’s 'Woman and Child' is a setback for the gifted Iranian director, who imagines a mother whose choices make ...