Sussan Deyhim still worries that saber-rattling rhetoric could escalate into war between Iran and Israel or the United States. "There are enough crazy people out there ... that this actually could happen," said the Tehran-born singer-composer, whose film music credits include "The Kite Runner" ...
In a humble speech amid tense times, Asghar Farhadi accepted Iran's first Oscar for best foreign film as a chance to celebrate a culture "hidden under the heavy dust of politics." It was a stirring reminder, instantly hailed at the Los Angeles ceremony and around the globe, of the human side ...
Asghar Farhadi, director of Iranian film ''A Separation'' accepts the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 26, 2012./ (Reuters) - "A Separation" won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the ...
TEHRAN (AFP) — "A Separation", the Iranian film that Sunday picked up the Oscar for best foreign language film, hides a deep social expose of the Islamic republic of today behind the veneer of a taut family drama. The multi-layered formula is not only rewarding for astute audiences -- it was a ...
Iranian "A Separation" won Academy Award for the best foreign language film. "At this time, many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy," director of the film, Asghar Farhadi said while recieving the Oscar. "At a time of talk of war, intimidation and ...
An Iranian filmmaker has won the country's first Oscar, taking the prize for the best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, and Tehran has celebrated by touting it as a victory over its archenemy./ Iranian director Asghar Farhadi received the Academy Award for best ...
Director for Iran's Foreign Language entry "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi addresses the audience onstage at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California./ The director of Iran's Foreign Language entry "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi addresses the audience onstage ...
Victims were bound and blindfolded before being dumped in a pit in Tadamon/ A key suspect in one of the most notorious killings of the Syrian civil war has been arrested, Syria's interior minister has said./ Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of civilians in April 2013 in the Tadamon ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the media at the Meeting in Defence of Democracy summit, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)/ said Monday she would demand explanations over ...
Former IRGC commander Ebrahim Azizi spoke to the BBC in Tehran about the current situation in the region/ "Never." That's when a senior Iranian lawmaker says they'll be ready to give up their control of the Strait of Hormuz./ "It's our inalienable right," Ebrahim Azizi, a former commander in ...
Waltz told ABC's Jonathan Karl that destroying Iran's infrastructure would be "an escalatory ladder," not a war crime, as Trump's ceasefire deadline approaches Wednesday./ Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz speaks after ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten (not pictured), after the Four Freedoms Awards ceremony, in Middelburg, Netherlands, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun takes a question from a journalist at a press conference in Beijing, China, January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/ BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - China said a blockade of the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google./ MIAMI (AP) — A hotel at one of Miami's most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for something bigger. Demolition experts completed the controlled implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell ...
At first glance they look like they could be scenes out of a Lego movie, although more vivid and fast-paced./ But these viral AI videos inspired by the instantly recognisable Lego aesthetic feature dying children, fighter jets and US President Donald Trump - and are in fact pro-Iran propaganda./ ...