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Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry.

The Conversation

After June war with Israel, Iranians seek portable wealth as hedge against falling currency

Iranians are turning to gold as a trusted hedge against inflation, sanctions and a weakening rial currency

The Independent UK

Iran World Cup 2026 squad: Amir Ghalenoei's latest selection for March friendlies against Nigeria and Costa Rica

The Iran World Cup 2026 squad is coming together but the geopolitical context is much more important than football

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Jafar Panahi is Iran’s most important filmmaker. He was sentenced to jail after this interview

INTERVIEW: The award-winning director has endured imprisonment and censorship by his country’s leaders, who insist his movies are ‘anti-government propaganda’. Days before he was sentenced to further prison time, he spoke to Adam White about his new film ‘It Was Just an Accident’, and why making art always trumps dire…

The Independent UK

Iran's currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy

Iran's rial currency has fallen to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze the economy

The Independent UK

Iranian asylum seeker fighting UK deportation to avoid being flogged for affair with sister-in-law

The Iranian asylum seeker claims he would face violence if forced to return

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells the story of her Iranian prison ordeal

She recounts the shocking experience in this excellent documentary. Plus: the investigation into the Sycamore Gap tree. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Cannes Palme d'Or winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi handed jail time in Iran

Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer said.

Radio France Internationale

Iran sentences acclaimed director Jafar Panahi in absentia to a year in prison

Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban on charges of “propaganda activities against the system," according to his lawyer

The Independent UK

Palme d’Or winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison by Iran Revolutionary Court

Iran has sentenced acclaimed filmmaker and Cannes Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and imposed a travel ban for allegedly engaging in “propaganda activities” against the state. The verdict, delivered in absentia, was confirmed by his lawyer Mostafa Nili.

Euronews

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison for ‘propaganda activities’

Filmmaker says he intends to return to his country to carry out sentence

The Independent UK

Fresh charges for bikie over Iran-linked arson attacks

A bikie accused of directing two others to firebomb a Jewish deli amidst a spate of anti-Semitic attacks has had further charges brought against him.

AAP

Film industry kicks off awards season as Leonardo DiCaprio thriller scores big win

‘One Battle After Another’ was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards

The Independent UK

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs are nearly dry, and Tehran, the nation’s capital, is facing an impending “Day Zero” – when the…

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The 'Free' World Is Coming for Your Private Messages

Nobody expects China or Iran to protect privacy. But as seen in the European debate over chat control, even nominally free countries are becoming intrusive when it comes to the digital world.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in US

The Independent UK

In brief glimpses of Tehran, an AP journalist sees a changing and challenged Iran

More Iranian women are choosing to forgo the country's mandatory hijab

Radio France Internationale

How a regional reset has left isolated Iran fighting to stay relevant

Iran is entering one of the most difficult moments in its history. The alliances it had built across the region are falling apart, Western sanctions have returned and its rivals are gaining ground. As Tehran tries to hold on to partners and protect its borders, it is discovering how sharply…

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Sports Illustrated

2026 World Cup Draw Boycott Comes Back to FIFA President Gianni Infantino Promise

Iran will not be sending a delegation to the Kennedy Center next Friday in protest.

The Independent UK

Iran decides to boycott World Cup draw, citing visa restrictions for soccer federation officials

Iran has decided to boycott the World Cup draw in Washington next week

The Independent UK

Iran to boycott World Cup draw in protest over US visa numbers

The delegation will boycott the draw ceremony in Washington next week over what it described as ‘unsportsmanlike actions’ by US officials

The Guardian - UK

Iran to boycott World Cup draw over lack of visa for federation president

Iran will boycott next week’s draw for the World Cup Washington in protest at the US’s failure to give the football federation president a visa

The Guardian - UK

The best recent translated fiction – review roundup

The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten; Woman in the Pillory by Brigitte Reimann; Iran+100, edited by various; Sea Now by Eva Meijer

The Guardian - UK

The deadliest wait: five women on death row

Up to 1,000 women globally await execution in prison, with mitigating factors such as child abuse and coercion ignored

AAP

Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran has responded to Australia's 'unjustified' decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making it an offence to deal with the group.

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