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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran is prepared to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States, signaling a possible opening for renewed diplomacy. Speaking at a ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s twelfth feature film is an exquisite psychological thriller. As expected, it is a powerful ...

The penalties are the latest by the United States and the European Union targeting high-ranking officials over the crackdown.

The Bob Dylan mural in downtown Minneapolis was not painted over in mid-January to replace the Minnesota native with a ...

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

Amid rising tensions and growing fears of a military clash between Iran and the United States, a series of nations – especially in Iran’s extended ...

The Tehran-born DJ shared his "serious concerns" around travelling to the US amid restrictions for Iranian citizens ...

IFFR head Vanja Kaludjercic also called out ICE, repression in Iran, the Gaza war and how "women's rights are once again ...

Iran has publicly vowed to resist any military attack by the United States, warning that its forces are prepared to respond immediately and powerfully if aggression occurs — even as it insists it is ...

Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump.