As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis. Iranian ...

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Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Midday Meal won the Best Film Award at the close of the Busan International Film Festival tonight. As a result of the win, the film automatically qualifies for ...

Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures ...

With Iran's economy in free fall, the country's currency is getting dragged down too and continues to find new depths, with the regime facing a major cash crunch soon. The U.S. naval blockade has sent ...

The director talks about acting for the first time, shooting without permits and why he still hopes Iranian audiences will see his latest movie: "I don't know how the audience will react, but I'm very ...

Iranian director Mohsen Amiryousefi (Fire Keeper, Lovely Trashes) discusses his past work and career with none other than the Angel of Death in his new film, The Banning Curse (Nefrin-e Toghif), a ...

'Midday Meal' director Majid Majidi dedicated the award to the people of Iran, while Taiwan’s Lee Yun Chan won best director and Zhou Xun and Kashun Himeno took acting honors at the festival’s closing ...

The U.S. president and his national security team have discussed possibly resuming large-scale U.S. military operations in the coming weeks, NBC News reported. Trump has seen his approval ratings fall ...

President Donald Trump says many bizarre and even hateful things. But signaling he would allow Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego is not one of them. During a rally in Nebraska on Monday night, ...

Trump said the U.S. will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm election, explicitly tying potential military action to Election Day. The more diplomatic tone comes as support for the war has waned ...

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