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Yesterday 21:25
13th Hiroshima-Iran Love & Peace Film Festival launched in Japan
TEHRAN – The 13th edition of the Hiroshima-Iran Love & Peace Film Festival was launched in Hiroshima, Japan, on Saturday.
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Yesterday 21:24
What’s in Tehran art galleries
Ech Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Masih Ghasemian. The exhibit named “The Silent Frame” runs until August 14 at the gallery that can be found at 10 Mirza Taraj opposite Dowlat St., Shariati Ave.
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2026-07-31 21:21
“The Cherry Tree” puppet play brings lessons of Ashura to young audiences
TEHRAN- The puppet-live performance "The Cherry Tree", directed by Sharareh Tayyar, is currently on stage at the Mehr Theater of Tehran’s Art Bureau.
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2026-07-31 21:20
9th Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo honors martyred children of Minab
TEHRAN – The 9th Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo was launched on Friday at the Libra Hall of the Minato City Gender Equality Center in Tokyo, Japan.
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2026-07-31 21:13
By Kurosh Alyani
Entertainment against alternatives
“Steal”, the Epstein Class, and the Caricaturing of Resistance Leaders
TEHRAN- On the surface, “Steal” is a crime-thriller miniseries about the “heist of the century” and financial corruption—a seemingly anti-capitalist text alert to inequality. Yet the ultimate layer of its message shores up the same war-driven capitalist order: it hides the Epstein class behind a sacrificial body and absolves that class by killing him; normalizes the war broker; caricatures the resistance’s intellectuals and defense leaders in the figure of Darren Yoshida; and leaves individual theft as the only rational horizon.
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2026-07-29 21:53
Antony Loewenstein’s “The Palestine Laboratory” published in Persian
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World,” written by Antony Loewenstein, has been released in bookstores across the country.
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2026-07-29 21:53
Iranian animation “Legend of Sepehr” to be released in Russian cinemas
TEHRAN – The Iranian animated feature film “Legend of Sepehr,” directed by Emad Rahmani and Mehrdad Mehrabi, is set for a wide theatrical release in Russia following its run in Iran.
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2026-07-29 21:53
Ancient Persian-translated Quran unveiled at Iran National Library
TEHRAN- A high-quality facsimile edition of the "Zaferani Quran", recognized by scholars as the oldest known complete and dated manuscript of the Holy Quran accompanied by a Persian translation, was unveiled during a ceremony at the National Library and Archives of Iran on Tuesday.
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2026-07-28 21:24
Avaye Chirok releases audiobook adaptation of “The Unfinished Note”
TEHRAN- The audiobook version of “The Unfinished Note”, written by Vahid Akbari, has been produced and released by the Avaye Chirok, a major institute that produces audiobooks in Iran.
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2026-07-28 21:24
Tehran theater to host reading performance of “The Glass Menagerie”
TEHRAN- Sobhan Theater Hall in Tehran will be playing host to a reading performance of American playwright Tennessee Williams’ memory play “The Glass Menagerie” on Wednesday.
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2026-07-28 21:21
5 Iranian films to compete in 16th International Youth Film Festival Light of the World
TEHRAN – Five films from Iran will take part in the 16th International Youth Film Festival Light of the World, which is set to be held from September 11 to 16 in Yaroslavl, Russia.
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2026-07-27 21:11
“Tears of Minab” musical tribute released to honor child martyrs
TEHRAN- The Rudaki Foundation has released "Tears of Minab", a single dedicated to the memory of the student martyrs of the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province.
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2026-07-27 21:10
15th Intl. 100-Second Film Festival extends deadline following strong demand
TEHRAN- In response to interest and numerous requests from filmmakers and audiences, the organizers of the International 100-Second Film Festival have announced a one-week extension for the submission of entries.
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2026-07-27 18:19
SCO Media and Think Tank Summit opens in Bishkek with delegates from 25 countries
TEHRAN- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit opened on Sunday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, bringing together nearly 200 representatives from media organizations, think tanks, government institutions, and international organizations from 25 countries.
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2026-07-26 21:33
Persian translation of “The Secret of the Galician Bagpipe” unveiled
TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “The Secret of the Galician Bagpipe” written by Xose Lois Foxo was unveiled on Saturday, July 25, in Tehran, in a ceremony attended by the book translator, well-known bagpipe player Liana Sharifian and her father, prominent bagpipe player Mohsen Sharifian.
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2026-07-26 21:32
Iranian play “Requiem for Three Clowns” performed in Turkey
TEHRAN – The play “Requiem for Three Clowns,” co-directed by Sara Haddadi and Mostafa Pouryousef, premiered in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 24, and subsequent performances are scheduled to take place in various Turkish cities, including Yalova, Fethiye, and Kuşadası, over the coming weeks.
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2026-07-26 21:31
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Historic handwritten note by martyred Leader Ayatollah Khamenei unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN- A historic handwritten note by Iran's martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, was unveiled on Sunday during a ceremony commemorating the role of field hospitals in the Sacred Defense.
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2026-07-25 20:31
“The Stranger” to go on screen at Tehran cultural center
TEHRAN- “The Stranger”, a 2025 drama film by French filmmaker François Ozon, will be reviewed at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Sunday evening.
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2026-07-25 20:30
Tehran’s “Unfinished Homework” event honors 400 child martyrs in closing ceremony
TEHRAN- The closing ceremony of the "Mashq-e Natamam" (Unfinished Homework), a cultural and artistic event dedicated to the memory of over 400 Iranian children who lost their lives during the recent war, concluded on Friday at Tehran's Tabiat Bridge—the city's most expansive pedestrian landmark.
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2026-07-25 20:30
Celebrated actor, comedian Akbar Abdi passes away at 66
TEHRAN- The renowned Iranian actor and comedian Akbar Abdi passed away at the age of 66 in Tehran on Friday night.
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2026-07-24 20:56
What’s in Tehran art galleries
A collection of sculptures by Amir Maftoun is currently on view in an exhibition at CAMA – Contemporary and Modern Art Gallery. The exhibition named “Between Body and Mask” will be running until July 28 at the gallery located at No. 44, 10th Golestan, Pasdaran St.
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2026-07-24 20:55
Veteran Baluchi musician Shir Mohammad Espandar dies at 98
TEHRAN- Shir Mohammad Espandar, the legendary Baluchi donali player whose lifelong dedication helped preserve one of Iran's oldest regional musical traditions, passed away on Wednesday night. He was 98.
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2026-07-22 21:19
“On the Edge” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN- “On the Edge” by Swiss writer Markus Werner has been published in Persian.
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2026-07-22 21:18
4 Iranian movies to compete in 30th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
TEHRAN – Four films from Iran will compete in the 30th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), which will be held in Rhode Island, the US, from August 4 to 9.
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2026-07-22 21:18
Minab Awakening Lullabies intl. festival to be held in response to US-Israeli atrocities
TEHRAN- The first International Minab Awakening Lullabies Festival is scheduled to take place in the near future.
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2026-07-21 22:32
Tehran cultural center to review “Project Hail Mary”
TEHRAN- The Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran is scheduled to review the 2026 American science fiction film “Project Hail Mary” on Wednesday evening.
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2026-07-21 22:29
Chantal Mouffe’s “The Democratic Paradox” available in Persian
TEHRAN- The Persian translation of "The Democratic Paradox," a collection of essays by the Belgian political theorist Chantal Mouffe, has been released in bookstores across the country.
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2026-07-21 22:28
Iranian actress wins award at SCO Intl. Film Festival, dedicates prize to Minab’s martyrs
TEHRAN- Iranian actress Shabnam Qorbani has been honored with the Golden Crane award for Best Actress at the 4th edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Film Festival for her performance in the feature film “The Gambler.”
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2026-07-20 21:29
Iranian Academy of Arts to hold virtual exhibition for prominent Uzbek painter Akmal Nuriddinov
TEHRAN – An exhibition of selected paintings by Akmal Nuriddinov, President of the Uzbekistan Art Academy and one of the country’s prominent contemporary painters, will be held online on the website of the Iranian Academy of Arts.
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2026-07-20 21:29
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Arbaeen theater festival to showcase diverse live plays along pilgrimage route
TEHRAN- The 10th edition of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage International Theater Festival will feature a diverse array of live performances across the pilgrimage route, emphasizing the role of art as a spiritual and cultural service.