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Lizzie Porter

Lizzie Porter

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Lizzie Porter is The National's Istanbul correspondent. She has been a foreign correspondent for nearly a decade, and was previously based in Beirut and Baghdad. She covers diplomacy, politics, conflicts and crises in Turkey and across the Middle East, and has won multiple awards for her reporting on topics ranging from missing persons in Iraq to the region's climate crises. A native English speaker, she also speaks fluent French, Arabic and Farsi. Her Turkish is improving.
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Welat Tahir, who was killed earlier this month in a drone strike on Erbil's airport that was blamed on Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq. Photo: Family handout
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DispatchKurdish family mourn son killed in drone attack

The US-Israel war with Iran has engulfed neighbouring Iraq, leaving civilians caught in the crossfire

MENAMarch 21, 2026
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Hoshyar Zebari during an interview. Lizzir Porter / The National
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InterviewIran-backed militias want 'as much chaos as possible'

Militant groups do not see how much damage attacks inflict on their own country, Iraq's former foreign minister says

MENAMarch 19, 2026
Protesters hold posters of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
AnalysisWhy Iran denies launching attacks on Turkey

Nato has shot down three ballistic missiles heading to the country during the war

MENAMarch 16, 2026
A woman holds a poster of assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during pro-regime rallies in Tehran. Getty Images
Special reportWar leaves Iranians fearing a darker future

Speaking to The National, ordinary Iranians voice fears war will ruin the country - but leave Islamic Republic intact and empower hardliners

MENAMarch 13, 2026
A poster of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is held up at an anti-US and Israel demonstration in Baghdad. AFP
Mojtaba Khamenei orders Strait of Hormuz to stay shut in 'first message'

State media airs remarks from new supreme leader, who still has not been seen in public

NewsMarch 12, 2026
Evin prison in Tehran, in July 2025. It was damaged on March 3 when Israel attacked the nearby state broadcaster's building. AFP
Iran's political prisoners face 'mortal danger' in shadow of war

Inmates moved to military facilities may be killed by US or Israeli strikes, rights groups warn

MENAMarch 10, 2026
Q&A replay: Second week of Iran war
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Q&A replayUS-Iran war and regional attacks

Lebanon mourns deaths of hundreds of civilians and Gulf countries face continued attacks – your questions answered

MENAMarch 10, 2026
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party during training at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq. Reuters
Explainer: Who are the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups?

Recently united Iranian Kurdish groups are mostly based in neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan

MENAMarch 05, 2026
A Turkish assault ship taking part in Nato patrols. Getty Images
Nato forces shoot down Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkey

Ankara says weapon may have been aimed at base in Greek Cyprus but veered off course

NewsMarch 04, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an Economic Co-operation Organisation summit in Khankendi, Azerbaijan in July 2025. Anadolu via Getty Images
How is Turkey responding to the US-Israel-Iran war?

Unlike Gulf countries, Turkey has not been targeted in Iranian retaliation

MENAMarch 04, 2026
Graves being dug for children killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab, southern Iran. AFP
Civilian cost of US-Israeli war mounts in Iran

Flimsy defences and strikes near homes and businesses raise fears for residents

MENAMarch 03, 2026
Israeli air strikes lit up the darkness in Tehran in the early hours of Tuesday. EPA
Israel bombs Iranian TV station in overnight air raid

Iran tells US it is ready for 'long war' as casualties increase

NewsMarch 02, 2026
Tehran was under attack for a second day on Sunday after Iran's supreme leader was killed during US and Israeli strikes. Reuters
Israel to 'escalate' Iran attacks as war engulfs region

Gulf on edge as Iran pledges crushing response to killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

MENAMarch 01, 2026
This handout picture released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 5, 2025 shows him attending a mourning ceremony in Tehran marking the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram in the lead-up to Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. Iran's supreme leader on July 5 made his first public appearance since the outbreak of his country's recent 12-day war with Israel, state media reported, greeting worshippers and being cheered at a mosque in a video broadcast by state television. (Photo by LEADER OFFICE / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===
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Overwhelming fear and cries of relief in Iran after killing of Khamenei

Government supporters mourn while others celebrate end of leader who ruled with iron fist

MENAMarch 01, 2026
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, in September. Reuters
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes

US President Donald Trump says his death is 'single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country'

USMarch 01, 2026
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