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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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      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara shake hands during their meeting in Damascus on April 5, 2026. Presidential Press Service / EPA
      AnalysisTurkey curbs Zelenskyy and Ukraine's foray into Syria

      Turkey, acting as intermediary, wants to ensure that neither Russia nor Iran will be significantly affected, sources say

      MENAApril 07, 2026
      ERBIL, IRAQ - MARCH 12: A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, guards against drone attack near their military bases hidden among the mountains on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq. The group is part of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, an alliance of major Iranian Kurdish parties headquartered in Iraq. While all eyes are on the continuing US and Israeli strikes against Iran, another potential battlefront is brewing on the border with Iraq. Kurdish militia fighters are preparing for war with the hope of liberating their fellow Kurds in western Iran. (Photo by Sedat Suna / Getty Images)
      Play03:02
      Why a ground offensive by Iranian Kurds against the regime never materialised

      President Trump touted them as the key to overthrowing Tehran's government – then went cold on the idea. Reporting from Koya, The National speaks to leaders of the dissident movement about the uprising that never was

      MENAApril 02, 2026
      Tehran's Evin Prison. Detainees are said to be at higher risk than usual due to US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Reuters
      More than 1,500 arrested amid wartime crackdown in Iran

      Students, protesters and rapper detained as human rights groups warn of executions

      MENAApril 01, 2026
      Lebanon was drawn into the Iran war after Hezbollah resumed fighting with Israel. The presence of an Iranian ambassador in Beirut is now a matter of dispute. EPA
      Iranian envoy determined to stay in Lebanon despite order to leave

      Ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Sheibani was declared persona non grata in Beirut last week

      MENAMarch 30, 2026
      Residents look on as rescue workers search for bodies following an Israeli air strike in Tehran. Getty Images
      Play01:58
      Special reportDespair of Iranians trapped between regime's grip and 'terrifying' Trump

      People living under US and Israeli strikes speak to The National as they lose hope of a peaceful way out

      MENAMarch 28, 2026
      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
      Play02:36
      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
      Play01:27
      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
      Play1:00:04
      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
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