opinionA full-length animated film depicting an armed confrontation between Iran's Revolutionary Guards and the U.S. navy is soon to open in Iranian cinemas, amid rising tensions over President Donald Trump's hardening rhetoric against Tehran. “I hope that the film shows Trump how American soldiers will face a humiliating defeat if they attack Iran,” Azima told Reuters in a telephone interview from the city of Mashhad in eastern Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a powerful branch of the Iranian military, retaliates with full force, raining ballistic missiles on the U.S. warships. He said screenings will begin as soon as the film gets the necessary permissions from the cultural authorities. The director believes young Iranians have shown interest to the film as “they want someone to show them power of their country.”DUBAI, REUTERS

Source: Sunday Times February 15, 2017 13:40 UTC