Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi stated he will return to Iran after completing the Oscar campaign for his latest film, despite a one-year prison sentence in absentia this week on propaganda against the state charges, according to Iran International in a report shared over the past 90 minutes ending at 8:16 PM UTC on December 4, 2025. Panahi made the announcement via Iranintl.com, as posted by IranIntl_En on X during the reporting window from 6:46 PM UTC. In a related post on X during the same period, U.S. commentator Nick Fuentes called for regime change in Iran while quoting a statement describing women as 'the manager of the home, not a servant' and 'like a flower' that must be cared for and protected.
