For most filmmakers, picking up a camera is a form of expression. For Jafar Panahi, it’s an act of political resistance. Having been arrested several times (as recently as July of this year), prohibited from traveling and officially banned from filmmaking since 2010 by the Iranian government, the Tehran-based director …
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The controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup had its first pitch invader. During the second half of Monday’s match between Portugal and Uruguay at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, a man with an LGBTQ flag in hand ran on the field to protest the World Cup host, while calling attention to …
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The United States Men’s National Team (USMT) prevailed 1-0 in a crucial FIFA World Cup match against Iran on Tuesday as tensions mounted both on and off the field leading up to the game. The win means the U.S. team will advance to Round of 16 against the Netherlands this …
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Highly classified documents retrieved from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate contained sensitive material related to China and Iran, The Washington Post reported on Friday. The documents included a description of Iran’s missile program and information regarding intelligence operations in China. Experts tell the Post that improper handling of the materials …
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Iran’s state sponsored media, the Islamic Republic News Agency, has turned their focus from state propaganda to U.S. icon Britney Spears. After Spears tweeted her support for the Iranian citizens currently protesting the country’s morality police, the IRNA shot back on Twitter by mentioning Spears’ years-long conservatorship. “American singer Britney …
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Last month, a U.S. academic logged into a Zoom meeting with “Samuel Valable.” The academic had heard from “Valable” via a LinkedIn account, suggesting the two meet. When the academic logged on, the figure on the other end came through in grainy stills, blaming a bad internet connection for his …
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in connection with an alleged assassination plot against former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton. Axios reported later on Wednesday that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been informed that he was a …
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Two Americans and one British service member were killed during a rocket attack on a military base north of Baghdad on Wednesday. Twelve coalition personnel were also wounded. According to the AP, as many as 30 107-mm Katyusha rockets were launched from a rigged truck discovered by the Iraqi military …
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WASHINGTON —President Trump’s speech on Wednesday about Iran‘s retaliatory missile strikes on two U.S. bases could be read in any number of ways. The mainstream papers will run with the raw news it contained: no American or Iraqi casualties from the attack, more economic sanctions on Iran, and that Iran …
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Here we go again. Iran has not only shot down an American spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz, but refuses to feel bad about it. Iran’s General Hossein Salami — one assumes this is a real person — said of the drone downing, “We are completely ready for the …
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