The Iranian directors of the "In the Shadow of the Cypress," the Oscar-winner for Best Animated Short Film, were granted a last minute visa and only arrived in Los Angeles three hours before the start of the ceremony,

In the Shadow of the Cypress, a short film by Iranian directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. The 20-minute animated short follows a retired sea captain who copes with post traumatic stress disorder while caring for his daughter.

A former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers reportedly tendered his resignation Monday from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian,

Iranian state media said that Iran’s “president acknowledges he shifted position on negotiating with the US to match [Supreme] Leader’s stance.”