Ahead of The Persian Version ‘s wide theatrical release on Nov. 2, Keshavarz spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about portraying the complicated generational relationships among one family’s women, dispelling Western stereotypes about Iranian culture and how she navigated portraying the history and culture of Iran while being banned from filming in the country.

Iran’s women’s national football team made headlines ahead of their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 curtain-raiser after players stood in silence during the national anthem, refusing to sing before kickoff. The moment, captured on broadcast cameras, quickly gained international attention and overshadowed the result of the match itself.

Honoring the bravery and resilience of Iranian women fighting for rights and freedom under oppressive Islamic laws.

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything changed. Close your eyes and picture a woman walking the ...

The Iran women’s national soccer team was forced to salute and sing its anthem on Thursday ahead of its Women’s Asian Cup group stage match against host Australia, sources close to the team tell CNN Sports,

Behind Iran’s ancient sites and legendary hospitality, women are holding together a tourism industry shaped by sanctions and geopolitics. In this World Tourism Network feature, Shahrzad Moayeri shares how resilience, culture, cuisine, and human ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.