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‘I wanted to break the stigma about Iraq,’ says director of Cannes-winning debut
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Paula Newton speaks with Hasan Hadi about his movie "The President's Cake," which tells the story of a young girl tasked with making a cake for Saddam Hussein's birthday.

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‘I wanted to break the stigma about Iraq,’ says director of Cannes-winning debut
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Gideon Sa’ar, then-Israeli justice minister and New Hope party chief, speaks during a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on July 10, 2022.
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'When you go to war, you always have prices', says Israeli Foreign Minister
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar answers a journalist's question during a joint presser with the Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister (not pictured) at the Foreign Office in Budapest, Hungary, on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli FM: 'We have very good coordination with our friends from the American administration'
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Mojtaba Khamenei (center), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019.
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Israeli Foreign Minister asked if new supreme leader is a target for assassination
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TOPSHOT - Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on southern Lebanon near the border with northern Israel on March 3, 2026. Israel on March 3 ordered the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon, where the army pulled back some of its forces after Hezbollah attacked Israeli bases in support of its backer, Iran. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images)
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Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 3, 2026. The United States and Israel started striking Iran on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders, and prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and across the Gulf.
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