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      Lizzie Porter

      Lizzie Porter

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      Istanbul
      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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      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
      A live Q&A in response to the US-Iran war and retaliatory strikes
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      Q&A replayUS-Iran war and regional retaliation

      US and Israeli strikes on Iran prompt retaliatory attacks on bases in Gulf states – your questions answered

      MENAFebruary 28, 2026
      A fire burns at the site of a strike on Tehran. The US and Israel have launched attacks across Iran. Reuters
      ExclusiveThree IRGC members from former Iran president's security team killed in strike

      Building used by former leader's security team struck as US and Israel attack Iran

      MENAFebruary 28, 2026
      An anti-US billboard in Tehran, the capital of Iran. There is a feeling among some Iranians that war is inevitable. EPA
      'I wish I could have left the country': Iranians await war as latest round of US nuclear talks end

      Divided over supporting US strikes, Iranians see conflict as unavoidable

      MENAFebruary 27, 2026
      Soheil Almasi, 17, was killed by government forces during protests in Marvdasht, southern Iran, his family said. People attended his memorial, known as a ‘chehelom’ last week. Photo: Supplied
      Play02:20
      'Better to die as a lion': Family's tribute to son killed in Iran protests

      Family of slain protester say citizens feel abandoned amid scepticism over nuclear talks

      MENAFebruary 26, 2026
      Young Iranians rallied at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, chanting 'freedom, freedom, freedom'. AFP
      'We don't want this government': Iranian students launch new wave of protests

      Students rally in major cities as protestors burn national flag

      MENAFebruary 23, 2026
      Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Cairo this month. EPA
      Egypt and Turkey deepen newly forged alliance with arms deals and manufacturing ties

      Egyptian military has bought Turkish air defences and plans joint production of drones

      MENAFebruary 22, 2026
      Mourners gather at a cemetery to honor protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations, in Tehran. Getty Images
      'My heart aches': Iranians mourn in shadow of war

      As world attention shifts from their protests to possible US strikes, Iranians mark 40 days since deadliest nights of unrest

      MENAFebruary 20, 2026
      PKK fighters at a disarmament ceremony in the Qandil mountains. The group announced an end to its armed struggle last year. Reuters
      Former PKK militants should reintegrate into society, Turkish MPs say

      Key report on PKK dissolution stops short of offering amnesty to former militants

      MENAFebruary 18, 2026
      Lebanese lorry drivers block the road on Lebanon's side of the Masnaa-Jdaidt Artouz border crossing on February 10 in protest against Syria's decision to ban the entry of non-Syrian cargo vehicles. AFP
      Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

      Ban on entry of vehicles carrying goods is delaying deliveries and pushing up shipping rates

      MENAFebruary 18, 2026
      An image from the IRGC's website shows a military drill in the Arabian Gulf on Monday. EPA
      Strait of Hormuz closes 'for few hours' due to Iranian live fire drills

      Tehran flexes muscles in one of world's busiest oil and shipping channels as talks with US begin in Geneva

      MENAFebruary 17, 2026
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