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Borzou Daragahi

Borzou Daragahi is an award-winning Iranian-American journalist and foreign correspondent based in Istanbul and Paris. He is a former reporter for the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Independent, and BuzzFeed News. He has lived in the broader Middle East and Europe for more than 20 years. He has also served as a senior fellow for the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank.

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An 86-year-old father stranded in California shows the real human toll of US air sanctions on Iran

The severe sanctions on aviation add to what many describe as growing despair and malaise among many ordinary Iranians. 
The severe sanctions on aviation add to what many describe as growing despair and malaise among many ordinary Iranians. 

‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?

Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 10.
Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 10.

Iran’s southern cities brace themselves as US attacks focus on sites close to the Strait of Hormuz  

A heavily-damaged bridge which was hit by a US strike connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on July 18.
A heavily-damaged bridge which was hit by a US strike connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on July 18.

Has the US-Iran conflict reduced the appeal of Gulf expat life?

The war has fundamentally changed the image of the Gulf as a safe haven.
The war has fundamentally changed the image of the Gulf as a safe haven.

Will the US find that war damage and economic pain cannot bend Iran’s resolve?

An Iranian woman adorning the grave of a loved one killed during the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic in southern Tehran on April 23, 2026.
An Iranian woman adorning the grave of a loved one killed during the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic in southern Tehran on April 23, 2026.

Iran is prepared for a war lasting six months, but constraints will come from its population, China

Israeli soldiers arrive to check an Iranian missile remnant that landed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank village of Hares on March 24, 2026.
Israeli soldiers arrive to check an Iranian missile remnant that landed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank village of Hares on March 24, 2026.

‘I will take up arms’: US-Israeli war in Iran prompts surge of nationalism among Iranians

People wave national flags and hold portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei as they march in support of the Iranian armed forces in central Tehran on March 25, 2026.
People wave national flags and hold portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei as they march in support of the Iranian armed forces in central Tehran on March 25, 2026.

At Turkish border town, Iranians seek respite from ‘endless’ war at home

bdborderwar26 - Iranians at the frontier with Turkey at the Kapikoy border crossing In far eastern Turkey on March 21, 2026.

Credit: Borzou Daragahi
bdborderwar26 - Iranians at the frontier with Turkey at the Kapikoy border crossing In far eastern Turkey on March 21, 2026.

Credit: Borzou Daragahi

Iran might have a few military surprises in store as US hopes of a swift victory fade 

Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree engulfed in smoke near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 after an attack, as seen in a photo released by the Royal Thai Navy.
Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree engulfed in smoke near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 after an attack, as seen in a photo released by the Royal Thai Navy.

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