Federal jury convicts 2 of Iran-backed murder-for-hire plot to kill U.S. journalist
The journalist, Masih Alinejad, was targeted for her criticisms of Iran's human rights abuses across the globe.
Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist
The government of Iran put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist to fund an assassination ...
The New York Times21d
A New Age of Iranian Cinema Is on Display at the Oscars
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the women-led protests in 202 ...
NYC jury finds 2 guilty in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad​, who works as a journalist and lives in ...
Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York
A jury has convicted two purported Russian mobsters of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at ...
Tehran Times27d
3rd Iranian Film Festival underway in Malaysia
Moreover, “Dolphin Boy” by Mohammad Kheirandish is an animated movie from Iran in the program. “In the Arms of the Tree” is a family drama exploring life’s crises and their impact on children. It was ...
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Iranian thriller merges politics and suspense - review
The best movie I’ve seen so far this year – and likely the best movie I will see – is the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which opened throughout the country on Thursday.
Two Men Are Convicted in Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident in New York City
The convictions brought some measure of resolution to what U.S. officials have described as an unrelenting retaliation effort ...
The Hollywood Reporter9d
Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof on His New Play and Parallels Between Iran and the U.S.
How have you been adjusting to life in Europe since you had to flee Iran? And have you found time to think about or work on a new film? It’s been quite intense, and everything’s going really ...