Iranian filmmaker Farhadi condemns Middle East war, protest massacres

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Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi expressed his condemnation of both civilian casualties from U.S. and Israeli military actions in Iran and the suppression of protests by the Iranian government. His statements highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region and the impact of war on civilians.

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned Friday both the killing of civilians in US and Israeli attacks on his country and the "massacring" of protesters by the Islamic republic. Farhadi, who travelled from Tehran last week, trod a fine line when asked for his thoughts about events in his war-hit homeland at the Cannes Film Festival, where his latest film, the French-language "Parallel Tales", received its premiere.