Asghar Farhadi Calls on Filmmakers to Speak Out Against Escalation of Iran War: ‘Attacking a Country’s Infrastructure Is a War Crime’

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

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Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has called on artists and filmmakers around the world to protest against the U.S. and Israel’s bombing of Iran to “prevent the destruction of civilian infrastructure in the country.”

On Monday, Iran rejected a 45-day U.S. ceasefire proposal and said it wants to end the war permanently, while U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to widen his threat to include civilian targets and infrastructure.

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