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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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      From left, Zahra Azadpour and Sahba Rashtian were both killed, Amirhossein Ghaderzadeh disappeared after being arrested, and Mojtaba Tarshiz was also killed. Photo: Hengaw / Amnesty / NCRI
      Special reportMemory of Iranian footballers killed in protests casts shadow over World Cup

      Dozens of people linked to the game were detained and killed in January protests

      MENAJune 21, 2026
      In the December 2024 performance livestreamed online, Parastoo Ahmadi is singing alone on stage without a headscarf. Photo: Hossein Ronaghi / Wikimedia Commons
      Iranian singer sentenced to lashes and work ban over audience-less concert

      Court claims Parastoo Ahmadi's 'vulgar' performance damaged 'public decency'

      MENAJune 19, 2026
      Iranians shop in the Tajrish bazaar in Tehran, Iran, 25 April 2026. US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been extended, additional talks between the US and Iran are expected to be held in Pakistan. EPA
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      Special reportComparing the market in Iran: Wartime price rises hit food, phones and AC

      Economic crisis continues despite deal with US

      MENAJune 19, 2026
      A poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran. Some anti-regime Iranians who had been hoping for an end to clerical rule are deeply disappointed. EPA
      'Not solid': Scepticism and hope among Iranians over US-Iran plan

      Many do not see the agreement bringing long-term stability or relief from authoritarian rule

      MENAJune 19, 2026
      A mural in Tehran. Iranian ultraconservatives have long clashed with reformist politicians who advocate greater engagement with the West and expanding civil liberties. EPA
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      Special reportWar not talks: Who are Iran’s ultraconservatives?

      Hardliners clash with other conservatives and curb Iranians' freedoms

      MENAJune 12, 2026
      An Iranian girl walks past an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran. EPA
      AnalysisIran tries to call the shots with strikes on Israel

      Severe escalation complicates advanced peace talks as Tehran signals willingness to risk return to full-scale war, 100 days into the conflict

      MENAJune 08, 2026
      Iranians stand next to a model of a Kheibar missile at a rally in support of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday. AFP
      AnalysisIran sees recent escalation as show of strength in peace negotiations

      Series of strikes, including attack on Kuwait airport, is Tehran's way of laying down red lines

      MENAJune 04, 2026
      A woman in Tehran shops for groceries, some of which are becoming too expensive for the average Iranian to buy. Reuters
      Special reportBroth, bargain hunting and cutbacks: How Iranians cope with 'inflation despair’

      Fewer in the country have money to spend as triple-digit price rises bite

      MENAMay 29, 2026
      Iranians have been cut off from the internet for months during protests and war. Reuters
      Internet restored to tens of millions in Iran after three-month blackout

      Iranians back online after longest internet suspension in modern history

      MENAMay 27, 2026
      Access to the internet was cut in Iran after the outbreak of war with Israel and the US on February 28. Reuters
      Iran President orders end to months-long internet blackout

      Citizens now questioning how soon, and how fully, connection to outside world will be restored

      MENAMay 26, 2026
      Riot police entered the CHP party headquarters in Ankara to evict its leadership. Reuters
      Turkish police force opposition leader out of headquarters in chaotic scenes

      Ozgur Ozel's election as head of Republican People's Party had been annulled by court last week

      MENAMay 24, 2026
      Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party leader Ozgur Ozel addresses the media in Ankara on May 21. Reuters
      Turkish court overturns opposition leader Ozgur Ozel's election

      The ruling is a significant boost for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid concerns over slide to authoritarianism

      MENAMay 22, 2026
      A man holds a flag depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran. Reuters
      Play01:54
      Special reportIran's nightly rallies portray unity in wartime but paper over deep divides

      Iranians' views on 'spontaneous gatherings' reflect heightened polarisation despite widespread opposition to attacks by US and Israel

      MENAMay 22, 2026
      A visitor looks at a display at the 2026 Saha International Defence and Aerospace Expo in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
      'Business is good': Turkish arms firms see demand surge on back of regional conflict 

      At an Istanbul trade show, defence contractors look to fill their order books with international custom

      MENAMay 10, 2026
      A woman holds Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran. EPA
      Iran tries to reassure public as it considers US peace plan

      President Pezeshkian says he met supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei for first time

      MENAMay 07, 2026
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