Iranian filmmaking at two extremes

Iranian filmmaking at two extremes
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times

The directors are in the spotlight on the world stage after 'A Separation's' Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar. Their struggles to make films has led some to leave the country to work and others to continue to work within the country's system.

Go-it-alone outlook now shapes Israel's security policy

Go-it-alone outlook now shapes Israel's security policy

By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times

JERUSALEM — The traditional Passover retelling of Exodus was barely underway in 2002 when Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer got...

U.S. signals major shift on Iran nuclear program

U.S. signals major shift on Iran nuclear program

By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — In what would be a significant concession, Obama administration officials say they could support allowing Iran to...

Iran's first elections since '09 unrest mark a stark contrast

Iran's first elections since '09 unrest mark a stark contrast

By Ramin Mostaghim and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

Iranians cast ballots for a new parliament Friday amid a silent boycott by reformists and exhortations from the nation's supreme leader,...

From the archives: Family, friends mourn 'Neda,' Iranian woman who died on video

From the archives: Family, friends mourn 'Neda,' Iranian woman who died on video

By Borzou Daragahi

The first word came from abroad. An aunt in the United States called her Saturday in a panic. "Don't go out into the streets, Golshad,"...

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