The award for the best ABU series was awarded to Iranian TV The Iranian series "Red White Cypress" in the 2026 competitions of the Asia and Pacific Radio and Television Union (ABU), which competes with dramas from different countries, won the best series award of this union and brought another honor to the national media of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This award was presented to the representative of the Broadcasting Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the third day of the 63rd General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Radio and Television Union in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The series "Red White Cedar" is an episodic series, each episode tells an independent story related to the 40 Day War. The important feature of this collection is that it was taken at the same time as the war and continued production under war conditions and under the bombardment.

The award for the best ABU series was awarded to Iranian TV The Iranian series "Red White Cypress" in the 2026 competitions of the Asia and Pacific Radio and Television Union (ABU), which competes with dramas from different countries, won the best series award of this union and brought another honor to the national media of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This award was presented to the representative of the Broadcasting Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the third day of the 63rd General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Radio and Television Union in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The series "Red White Cedar" is an episodic series, each episode tells an independent story related to the 40 Day War. The important feature of this collection is that it was taken at the same time as the war and continued production under war conditions and under the bombardment.