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Yesterday 20:59
Arasbaran Cultural Center to screen “Who You Think I Am”
TEHRAN- “Who You Think I Am,” a 2019 drama film directed by French filmmaker Safy Nebbou, will be reviewed at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Yesterday 20:58
Andrew Leigh’s “How Economics Explains the World” available in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity” written by Andrew Leigh has been released in the Iranian book market.
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Yesterday 20:58
TMoCA hosting final “Art & War” exhibition, showcasing post-war European masters’ works
TEHRAN – The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) is hosting the fourth and final installment of its “Art & War” event series.
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2026-06-08 20:57
Iranian short film “Afrat” to compete in Norwegian Short Film Festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian short film “Afrat,” written, directed, and produced by Siavash Azizi, has been selected for the 49th Norwegian Short Film Festival, which will be held in Oslo, Norway, from June 10 to 14.
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2026-06-08 20:56
IAF cinematheque screens Angelopoulos’s “The Suspended Step of the Stork”
TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran screened “The Suspended Step of the Stork” directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos on Monday.
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2026-06-08 20:55
“Minab 168: Children Bathed in Fire” unveiled in Malaysia
TEHRAN- The first English-language book documenting the tragic and inhumane attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, which resulted in the martyrdom of 168 students and teachers, was officially unveiled in the Malaysian capital.
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2026-06-07 20:25
Mexican Ambassador to Tehran visits “Art & War” exhibition at TMoCA
TEHRAN – The Mexican Ambassador to Tehran visited the third event in the series of “Art & War” exhibitions at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), which explored the theme of war as seen by Mexican artists in the works found in the museum’s treasured collection.
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2026-06-07 20:19
“Bombs for Peace” exhibition in Sydney pays tribute to martyred children of Minab, Gaza
SYDNEY- The “Bombs for Peace” exhibition, organized by the Benevolent Iranian Women Association of Sydney in collaboration with the Iranian Friends of Palestine and Families for Palestine, took place from June 5 to 7 in Sydney, Australia.
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2026-06-07 20:18
By Ali Hamedin
General Hollywood: Pentagon’s propaganda operation on silver screen: Part 3
TEHRAN- In the previous sections, we examined the decisive influence of the DoD on the scripts of movies such as the "Iron Man" and the "Transformers" franchise. What follows is the detailed conversation of Tehran Times with Roger Stahl, professor of communication studies at the University of Georgia.
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2026-06-06 20:25
By Ali Hamedin
General Hollywood: Pentagon’s propaganda operation on silver screen: Part 2
TEHRAN-Sci-Fi cinema, and especially the superhero genre, presents an opportunity that the Pentagon would never pass up. Since these stories often contain military themes and are heavily dependent on action sequences, many superhero genre films have relied on military production assistance. Among these films are the first two installments of the "Iron Man" trilogy, the "Hulk", "Captain Marvel", and others.
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2026-06-06 20:24
“Rusalka” on stage at Nofel Loshato Theater
TEHRAN – Nofel Loshato Theater in Tehran is hosting “Rusalka,” an opera in four acts, six tableaux, by Alexander Dargomyzhsky, composed during 1848-1855, adapted from Aleksandr Pushkin's incomplete dramatic poem of the same name.
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2026-06-06 14:32
Book on global mass protests in 2010s published in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the political history and journalism book “If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution” by author and journalist Vincent Bevins has been released in bookstores across the country.
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2026-06-05 20:43
By Ali Hamedin
General Hollywood: Pentagon’s propaganda operation on silver screen: Part 1
TEHRAN- “10 years from now you'll have Hollywood movies about how bombing an Iranian girls school made US soldiers sad.”
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2026-06-02 20:47
Iranian movie “K-Poper” wins top award at Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian feature film “K-Poper” directed by Ebrahim Azizi has won the top award of the 9th Eurasian Creative Guild (ECG) Film Festival in London, England.
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2026-06-02 20:47
“The Book Charmer” appears at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN- A Persian translation of American author Karen Hawkins’s novel “The Book Charmer” has recently been published by Milkan Publications in Tehran.
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2026-06-02 20:46
15th Intl. 100-Second Film Festival opens call for entries
TEHRAN- The organizers of the International 100-Second Film Festival have officially released the call for submissions for its 15th edition, inviting filmmakers and visual artists from across the globe to participate in a unique cinematic challenge that blends brevity with storytelling.
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2026-06-01 20:58
Iranian short film “Pasta Alfredo” competing in Albanian festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian short film “Pasta Alfredo” directed by Leila Noee is competing in the 13th Dea Open Air International Film Festival, which was launched on June 1 in Tirana, Albania.
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2026-06-01 20:58
Red Crescent members honored at “Particles of Chaos” performance in City Theater
TEHRAN- The main hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex hosted a distinguished group of rescue workers, volunteers, and youth members from the Red Crescent Society of Tehran province on Sunday night for a special performance of play "Particles of Chaos."
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2026-06-01 20:58
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Hand in Hand International Anthem Festival to kick off in Basra
TEHRAN- The fourth edition of the Hand in Hand International Anthem Festival is scheduled to take place in the Iraqi port city of Basra later this week on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir, organizers announced in a press conference held in Art Bureau in Tehran on Monday.
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2026-05-31 20:53
Mexican Ambassador to Tehran appreciates “Art & War” exhibition at TMoCA
TEHRAN – The Ambassador of Mexico to Tehran Guillermo Puente Ordorica has shared a message regarding the exhibition “Eleven Artworks by Mexican Printmakers,” which is underway at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA).
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2026-05-31 20:52
Iranian people’s street presence prevented enemy’s psychological warfare, culture minister says
TEHRAN- Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi addressed a massive crowd at Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Saturday night, marking the 90th consecutive day of national resilience, declaring that the Iranian people’s presence in the streets has served as an elixir that amplified bravery across the nation.
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2026-05-30 21:12
“A Streetcar Named Desire” to go on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN- An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire" is scheduled to go on stage at Tehran Theater Hall on June 6.
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2026-05-30 21:12
IAF to screen Michael Haneke’s “The Seventh Continent”
TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran will screen the 1989 Austrian psychological drama film “The Seventh Continent,” directed by Michael Haneke, on Sunday.
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2026-05-30 21:09
Iranian feature film “People’s Child” participating in 66th Zlín Film Festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian feature film “People’s Child” directed by Mahmoud Karimi is present at the 66th Zlín Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth – which is underway in Zlín, Czech Republic.
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2026-05-29 20:20
Iranian animation “Dreamland” competing in Cartoons on the Bay festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian feature animated movie “Dreamland” directed by Mohsen Enayati is competing in the 30th International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts, Cartoons on the Bay, which is underway in Pescara, Italy.
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2026-05-29 20:20
Cultural institutes launch concert series to honor Red Crescent volunteers amid post-war recovery
TEHRAN– In the inaugural night of a joint concert series organized by the Cinema, Theater, and Music Houses, singer Mohsen Sharifian, alongside his band Lian, hosted a gathering of the members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), honoring their tireless efforts during the recent conflict.
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2026-05-29 20:19
IAF screens “Tokyo Godfathers”
TEHRAN – The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran screened the Japanese animated film “Tokyo Godfathers” on Friday.
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2026-05-25 21:39
IAF commemorates Minab school martyrs with art, music
TEHRAN- The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran is hosting an event dedicated to the martyred students of Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, southern Hormozgan province.
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2026-05-25 21:38
Martyr Leader’s books top Tehran International Book Fair’s best-seller list
TEHRAN – Four books by the Martyr Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei are among the top five best-selling books at this year’s edition of the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), which wrapped up on Monday.
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2026-05-24 21:43
NPT must not be based on 'nuclear exceptionalism': Deputy FM
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has stated that the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) must be founded on "equal security, equal sovereignty, and equal accountability," warning that Tehran would not allow countries to misuse international institutions for political purposes.