The Iranian Impartial Filmmakers Affiliation (IIFMA) is supporting the continued assaults by the U.S. and Israel in Iran which have prompted the dying of Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei prompting the opportunity of seismic political modifications.
“The Islamic regime in Iran, following the nationwide rebellion and tragic bloodbath of January 2025, has left its defenseless residents with no possibility however to hunt pressing humanitarian intervention from the worldwide neighborhood,” the group – which claims to signify a whole lot of members of Iran’s dissident movie neighborhood – mentioned in a press release.
Over 40,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through the Jan. 8-9 crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests.
“On this context, the Iranian Impartial Filmmakers Affiliation (IIFMA) calls upon the worldwide neighborhood to uphold Iran’s sovereignty and to prioritize the safety of tens of hundreds of thousands of residents held hostage by the Islamic regime,” the assertion added.
“We advocate for focused actions in opposition to authorities officers and oppressive brokers whereas avoiding hurt to harmless civilians,” it continued. “It’s important to place an finish to this archaic cycle of patriarchal violence.”
Prime Iranian auteurs resembling Jafar Panahi, Asghar Farhadi and Mohamed Rasoulof have but to weigh in with public statements on the joint U.S.-Israel assault on Iran. Moreover Khamanei, the air strikes have additionally killed Iran’s chief of military employees and protection minister, based on Iran’s state state-run IRNA information company and different information shops.
Iran has retaliated to the air strikes by launching missiles and drones focusing on Israel and U.S. navy installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
The results of the assaults on Iranian civilians weren’t instantly clear. HRANA, a Washington-based Iranian rights group, mentioned late Saturday that at the least 133 civilians had been killed and that 200 others had been injured. The U.S. and Israeli militaries haven’t instantly commented.
In the meantime huge explosions are being reported on Sunday within the Iranian capital of Tehran the place on Saturday celebrations for the supreme chief’s dying with fireworks and dancing within the streets reportedly befell however there have been additionally protests on the a part of Khamenei supporters.
Iranian regime change is taken into account a sophisticated matter because of the regime’s deep roots within the nation regardless of widespread opposition. The political vacuum might evolve in unpredictable methods.
