Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns heroically to Tehran after winning Cannes' top prize, sparking a diplomatic dispute.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi received a hero's welcome in Tehran after winning the Palme d'Or for his film "It Was Just an Accident" at the Cannes Film Festival. Panahi, who had been banned from leaving Iran and faced imprisonment, returned to cheers from supporters. However, the win sparked a diplomatic row with France, as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot praised the film as a "gesture of resistance" against Iran's regime, leading Iran to summon France's representative in protest.