Iran’s ‘The Salesman’ Wins Oscar, Director Absent In Protest
Iranian film “The Salesman” on Sunday won the Oscar for best foreign language film, with director Asghar Farhadi skipping the Hollywood gala in protest at a travel ban by US President Donald Trump. In a statement read in his name, Farhadi said he was staying away in solidarity as people had been “disrespected” by Trump’s … Read more