#Dissident Iran Drama ‘Critical Zone,’ Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’ Take Top Prizes at Locarno Film Festival

#Dissident Iran Drama ‘Critical Zone,’ Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’ Take Top Prizes at Locarno Film Festival

Critical Zone, an Iranian drama shot in secret by dissident director Ali Ahmadzadeh, has won the Golden Leopard honor for best film at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival. Ahmadzadeh, who has been banned from leaving Iran, was unable to attend the awards ceremony, held at the Swiss city Saturday night. The Iranian government pressured the…

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#Think tank leader who claims to have given FBI info on Hunter Biden charged by Justice Department

#Think tank leader who claims to have given FBI info on Hunter Biden charged by Justice Department

The head of a U.S. think tank who has repeatedly accused President Biden and his family of corruption has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, Manhattan prosecutors announced Monday evening. Gal Luft, co-director of the Maryland-based Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, is accused of recruiting and paying an unnamed former…

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#Second US base hit in Syria following retaliatory strikes

#Second US base hit in Syria following retaliatory strikes

Rockets hit another U.S. base in Syria on Friday following a U.S. strike on facilities controlled by Iranian-backed militia groups. The rocket attacks fired at the Green Village base, located in the Al-Omar gas field of northeastern Syria, caused no casualties, according to Maj. John Moore, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Washington launched…

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#China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US

#China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US

China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US An agreement struck by Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday to re-establish relations has shifted concerns back to the state of the U.S. role in the Middle East — especially since the deal was brokered by Washington’s main adversary, China. The diplomatic agreement, reached after four days…

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#White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets

#White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets

White House: Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets The White House on Friday warned that Russia may provide Iran with fighter jets as part of an expanding defense relationship between the two countries. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson on national security issues, told reporters in a virtual briefing that the U.S. has “additional…

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#Iranian Director Mohammed Rasoulof Faces New Charges, 8-Year Prison Sentence

#Iranian Director Mohammed Rasoulof Faces New Charges, 8-Year Prison Sentence

Iranian Director Mohammed Rasoulof Faces New Charges, 8-Year Prison Sentence Dissident Iranian director Mohammed Rasoulof, who was recently released from prison on medical grounds, now faces new charges that could land him back in jail. Iranian authorities have brought three fresh charges against the director, accusing him of illegalassembly and collusion against national security, of…

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