And in 2024 came Reading Lolita in Tehran, directed by Eran Riklis, who is Israeli, and adapted from a book by an Iranian author, with an almost entirely Iranian cast. The film premiered at the Rome Film Fest last year and is now starting to tour the United States.

Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated by Russia’s war against Ukraine and Iran’s attempts to assassinate Trump,

The debut season of the spy thriller show The Agency recently came to an explosive conclusion on January 26, 2025.

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.

A day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S president, Tehran residents are hoping Iran and the U.S. can reach an agreement, amid concerns about more economic pressure.

Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul on Sunday by Tehran's foreign minister, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban's takeover in 2021.

The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting. Tehran faces mounting challenges as its proxy strategies falter, domestic discontent rises, and new regional alliances threaten its influence

Tehran delivered a conciliatory message to Western leaders in Davos days after its arch adversary Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an existential threat following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, The Telegraph has learned.

In Davos, Mohammad Javad Zarif also says Israel failed in its Gaza war objectives, Tehran not building nukes; report says Iran to receive missile fuel shipment from China