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Jafar Panahi Touring the US with his New Award-Winning Film

Nov 28, 2025

Simultaneous with the screenings of IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT across America, famed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is touring the United States for the first time — all while crafting ...

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Iranian American among Top Influencers Invited to Israel Summit

Nov 25, 2025

Iranian American Ruby Namdar is among top American influencers, including a US senator (Fetterman from Pennsylvania), diplomats from Biden and Trump administrations, businesspeople ...

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Iranian American Women in the 119th US Congress

Sept 19, 2025

There are two Congresswomen with Iranian heritage in the 119th US Congress:/Yassamin Ansari, Democrat from Arizona's 3rd congressional district was first elected in 2024 and became ...

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The Melancholic Speech by Oscar Winners from Iran

March 14, 2025

This year, the Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from married Iranian directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein ...

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From Wrongfully Imprisoned to Elon Musk's CFO: The Story of an Iranian American

Nov 29, 2024

While the rumors of Elon Musk's meeting with Iran's UN Ambassador are still not substantiated, Musk's appointment of an Iranian American, Mahmoud Reza Banki , as CFO of X (formerly ...

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Reactions to Trump's Election

Nov 8, 2024

The following is a collection of reactions in Iranian and Middle Eastern media to the election of Donald Trump./Javad Zarif, Pezeshkian's Deputy and Iran's former Foreign Minister, ...

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Top Headlines: Iran, Israel, War, Pollution, Unrest, Hijab, Alcohol

Oct 19, 2024

The following are English translation of Persian headlines (hyperlinked to the source) from some of the most visited recent news pages extracted by Kodoom's News Robot (AI) ...

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GOOGOOSH Featured in Vancouver International Film Festival

Sept 22, 2024

Now in its 43rd year, the Vancouver International Film Festival brings cinema from around the world to the heart of Vancouver. This year's festival offers a diverse and thoughtful ...

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Will Iranian Americans Vote for Robert F. Kennedy?

July 6, 2024

A few months ago, independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed his controversial views about Iran. Kennedy is now gaining traction in various Presidential ...

Controversial toll road connecting Poinciana Parkway to Florida’s Turnpike advances

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Controversial toll road connecting Poinciana Parkway to Florida’s Turnpike advances

Officials approved the over $2 billion Southport Connector toll road in southern Osceola County despite environmental and financial concerns./ The 15-mile expressway aims to ease congestion from Poinciana Parkway to Florida’s Turnpike./ The project follows years of studies and public review by ...

Dec 11, 2025

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Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of Ghanaians

The three Israelis were deported from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra/ Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in ...

New England's shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline

Dec 11, 2025

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New England's shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline

James Rich maneuvers a bulging net full of northern shrimp caught in the Gulf of Maine, Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)/ FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, northern shrimp lay on snow aboard a trawler in the Gulf of Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)/ FILE - James ...

Dec 11, 2025

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'There is no other joy' say Gazans, as Palestine readies for pivotal football match

Huda Abu Jazar and her family watching a match on a mobile phone/ As a winter storm batters the Gaza Strip, Huda Abu Jazar, has been preparing her tent for floods while in Qatar, her son Ehab gets ready for one of the biggest football matches Palestine has ever played. The head coach of the ...

Dec 11, 2025

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Trump's Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choices

Search and rescue groups attended a two storey building collapse following heavy rainfall in Beit Lahia on Friday/ A steady stream of water trickles through openings in the tent Ghadir al-Adham shares with her husband and six children in Gaza City. Her family is still displaced after the war and ...

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

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Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)/ President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, speaks following the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the ...

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say

Iranian security forces have "violently arrested" Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her foundation has said. The Narges Foundation said Ms Mohammadi, 53, was detained in the eastern city of Mashhad, along with other activists. The Nobel Committee said it was ...

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