{
  "id": 18449979,
  "title": "Iran’s Basij chief praises 'resistance cinema', saying that 'change has begun' in US, Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/irans-basij-chief-praises-resistance-cinema-saying-that-change-has",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:57:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-basij-chief-praises-resistance-cinema-saying-change-has-begun-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran’s Basij commander Hossein Taeb commended the resistance film festival, stating that change has indeed begun in the United States and Israel. During the 19th International Resistance Film Festival’s closing ceremony in Tehran, Taeb highlighted the power of media and film as a method of resisting America’s media dominance. He referred to these films as \"resistance cinema.\" Taeb emphasized that artists, like soldiers, must remain steadfast in their roles, even during times of war and conflict. He noted that through their depiction of the Resistance, these films are inflicting new defeats on the enemy. Taeb specifically mentioned the US-Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria, stating that these aggressions resulted in the deaths of children and suffering for the oppressed peoples of the region. However, he pointed out that the actual losers in this conflict were the United States and Israel.",
  "summary": "Iran’s Basij chief praises 'resistance cinema', saying that 'change has begun' in US, Israel Iran’s Basij commander Hossein Taeb has said that the US and Israel are seeing change amid their ongoing attempts at transforming the Middle East's landscape. \"Today, we say that change has begun in America and Israel, and we will soon see it across different areas,\" he said during the closing ceremony of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran’s Basij chief Hossein Taeb praised resistance cinema.",
    "Change noted in US and Israel, per Taeb’s remarks.",
    "US-Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria cited."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Promoting resistance cinema serves as a strategic effort to challenge American media dominance and weaponize film as a tool for inflicting psychological defeats on regional adversaries.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}