The gripping Iranian serial killer film, "Holy Spider" is set in the holy city Mashhad, where Saeed (Mehdi Bajestani) is murdering sex workers. (The pre-credit sequence depicts his ninth victim).

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Cannes: On The Hunt for an Iranian Serial Killer in Trailer for Ali Abbasi’s Competition Entry ‘Holy Spider’ (Exclusive) The film is having its world premiere in Cannes on May 22.

Throughout the Middle East, the Islamic Republic is now seen as a serial loser. ... attack Iranian nuclear sites, or, unlike the Biden administration, encourage ambitious Israeli operations.

Seven B-2 bombers flew 7,000 miles nonstop over the weekend from their air base near Kansas City, Missouri, to three targets in central Iran.

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The Iranian drones deployed by Russia in Ukraine are powered by stolen Western technology, research reveals By Tim Lister, CNN ... as well as serial number sequences used by Mado.

'Holy Spider,' an Iranian serial killer film, finds resonance during protests The real-life "Spider Killer" murdered 16 women in Iran between 2000 and 2001.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday.

Man with assault rifle arrested near Iranian American writer’s Brooklyn home. August 1, 2022. 4 min. ... The rifle’s serial number appeared to have been destroyed, ...

TEHRAN Bench 5 of Tehran's Military Court, presided over by Judge Mohammadreza Aqiqi started Monday the second closed-door trial for 17 culprits who are accused of carrying out the 1998 serial murders ...

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