When one looks at the new Memorandum of Understanding signed between Iran and the United States, it becomes clear that this ...

First Cannes film from Iranian actor-turned-director Ahangarani Modern Iranian history told through family archives, newsreels Important to bring attention to situation there, says director CANNES, ...

Marjane Satrapi will be remembered for her eye-opening film Persepolis which transformed not only Westerners but also exiled Iranians’ understanding of Iran in a simple yet powerful way.

With a history dating back well before the Christian era, the nation known to the West as Persia officially adopted its native name of Iran in 1935. Despite having survived centuries of historical ...