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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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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to lead Tehran's team in the nuclear talks with the US. Getty Images
US open to talks with Iran but only if they are 'meaningful', Marco Rubio says

US Secretary of State says logistics are still being worked out after venue shift from Turkey

NewsFebruary 04, 2026
An Iranian woman reacts as she tries to connect to the internet to check on her visa status for her migration process, after a nationwide internet shutdown. Reuters
'We want to scream': Iranians grapple with grief after crackdown on protests

US-Iran talks set for this week fail to calm fears of new war 

MENAFebruary 04, 2026
Moderated by Aveen Karim, The National's journalists discuss the US-Iran stand-off in a live Q&A
Q&A replay: US and Iran stand-off

A US military 'armada' has sailed to the region as Iran's supreme leader warns of a wider war, but can talks ease tensions?

MENAFebruary 03, 2026
US President Donald Trump warns Iran before expected American-Iranian talks this week. EPA
Trump says US-Iran talks to go ahead this week

Regional mediators have been invited to observe meeting

MENAFebruary 03, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, above, met his Turkish counterpart in Istanbul. Getty Images
No new nuclear talks with US on table, Iran's Foreign Minister says

US places on sanctions on Iranian officials as Ankara seeks to avert regional war

MENAJanuary 30, 2026
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the Board of Peace signing ceremony on January 22, in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
Rising unease in Azerbaijan as Trump threatens neighbouring Iran

South Caucasus nation fears being trapped between 'two world wars', senior official tells The National

NewsJanuary 30, 2026
Syrian government troops man a position 10km from the city of Hasakah, as they advance into north-eastern Syria. Getty Images
What the SDF's retreat in Syria means for Turkey

Syrian Democratic Forces' withdrawal marks a turning point in Ankara's push for PKK dissolution

MENAJanuary 23, 2026
Iranians walk near the wreckage of a burnt-out public bus in Tehran, Iran, 15 January 2026. The country remains under a near-total nationwide internet blackout that began on 08 January, amid an intensifying wave of anti-government protests. EPA / ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Special reportWhat do Iranians want?

Despite discontent with Islamic Republic rule, Iranians see few clear alternatives

MENAJanuary 21, 2026
Protesters in Madrid hold signs reading 'Act Mr Trump' and against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people on January 17. AFP
Do Iranians want the US to strike?

Many Iranians want an end to clerical rule, but are divided about whether US intervention would help

MENAJanuary 18, 2026
Iranians at the Kapikoy border with Turkey. Reuters
DispatchAnxious Iranians find refuge - and an internet signal - in Turkish border city

The National visits Kapikoy border crossing, where civilians tell of anger and fear over handling of protests

MENAJanuary 16, 2026
Amirali Heydari, a 17-year-old killed protesting in Kermanshah, Iran, 'wanted peace and the right to live, the right to freedom'. Photo: Social media
'Innocent blood poured in the streets,' says relative of slain Iranian protester

Family say security forces in western Iran shot 17 year old, then withheld his body

MENAJanuary 15, 2026
A fire burns in the street during protests in Tehran. Getty Images
At least 2,500 reported killed in Iran protests

Demonstrations 'much smaller' since Tuesday night, says observer

NewsJanuary 14, 2026
Clockwise from top left, Akram Pirgazi, Rebin Moradi, Mahdi Salahshoor, Amir Ali Heidari Jafarabadi, Taha Safari and Robina Aminian
Sculptors, students and sportsmen: Who are the protesters killed in Iran?

Teenagers among hundreds of dead as unrest rages across the country

MENAJanuary 13, 2026
An anti-regime protester at the Iranian embassy in London. Many Iranians abroad have been unable to reach relatives inside the country. AFP
Internet shutdown leaves Iranians dreading aftermath of protests

Authorities in Tehran claim violence has been quelled after days of unrest

MENAJanuary 12, 2026
Robina Aminian, 23, was shot in the head and killed on Thursday night as she protested in Tehran after university classes, human rights groups have said. Photo: Hengaw rights group
Fashion student 'shot in the head at close range' in Tehran protests

Anti-government demonstrator among hundreds killed in streets of Iran

MENAJanuary 12, 2026
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