Iran bans movies that promote Western culture

Iran has banned American and other films that promote Western culture in a move to combat what the Islamic government called attempts to “damage and humiliate eastern traditions and culture”, state-run television reported today.

The report said the country’s Supreme Cultural Revolutionary Council, headed by hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, issued the ban on foreign movies that promote what were termed “arrogant powers", a propaganda term the Iranians use regarding the United States.