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Nafiseh Kohnavard

@nafisehkbbc

Multilingual MidEast Correspondent for BBC World Service. Honoured with award for “Yazidi’s Secret Children” doc film.

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Following recent discussions and contacts conducted by the Sultanate of Oman with the United States and the relevant authorities in Sana'a, in the Republic of Yemen, with the aim of de-escalation, efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides. In the

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At Qatar Airport — Flights to Iraq’s Baghdad and Basra have just been cancelled due to Israeli attacks on Iran. I’m en route to Muscat, where the sixth round of Iran–US talks was scheduled for Sunday. But now, uncertainty hangs heavy. No one knows if those talks will happen at

At Qatar Airport — Flights to Iraq’s Baghdad and Basra have just been cancelled due to Israeli attacks on Iran. 
I’m en route to Muscat, where the sixth round of Iran–US talks was scheduled for Sunday.

But now, uncertainty hangs heavy. No one knows if those talks will happen at
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A source from the Ministry of Information told Levant24: “We categorically deny reports claiming that President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced Syrian airspace is now open to intercept Iranian drones and missiles. These claims are completely unfounded.”

A source from the Ministry of Information told Levant24:

“We categorically deny reports claiming that President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced Syrian airspace is now open to intercept Iranian drones and missiles. These claims are completely unfounded.”
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It’s around 3 am in Tehran and over 10 million people are being ordered to leave their houses “immediately” by a post on social media…

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Sir Richard Dalton, senior UK diplomat, very sharp remarks on BBC Newshour re: E3/Iran Geneva mtg + calls Germany’s Friedrich Merz 'dirty work for us' remarks “disgraceful” + is shocked that Germany is taking such a cavalier attitude toward int'l law in the case of Israel

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قال رئيس الوزراء العراقي، محمد شياع السوداني في مقابلة خاصة مع بي بي سي إن استراتيجية رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتانياهو للبقاء هي توسيع ساحة الصراع. السوداني أكد أن النظام الإيراني ليس ضعيفا ولا يمكن أن ينهار بشكل سريع.

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The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shayya al-Sudani has told the BBC that his government will not allow the country to be dragged into any conflict between Israel and Iran. And even though Iran and Israel have now agreed to a ceasefire, the Iraqi prime minister tells BBC’s

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The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shayya al-Sudani has told the BBC that his government will not allow the country to be dragged into any conflict between Israel and Iran. And even though Iran and Israel have now agreed to a ceasefire, Mr. Sudani says there are fears the truce

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In an exclusive interview for the BBC, I asked the Iraqi Prime Minister Why does he think Israel decided to use Iraqi airspace? “unfortunately it seemed that they knew how ineffective was the air defense system of Iraq, so they utilized that gap.” He criticises the lack of

In an exclusive interview for the BBC, I asked the Iraqi Prime Minister Why does he think Israel decided to use Iraqi airspace?

“unfortunately it seemed that they knew how ineffective was the air defense system of Iraq, so they utilized that gap.” 
He criticises the lack of
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“Iraq doesn’t want to be part of any conflicts” Iraqi PM tells me. Iraq also is accelerating efforts to strengthen its air defence capabilities. Baghdad has already signed contracts with France & South Korea, PM Sudani says. youtu.be/o62UI34-q3c

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Turkish Airlines has NOT cancelled flights to Iran (except Isfahan) and has NOT cancelled flights to Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq either. The announcement on the website gives assurances regarding refund of tickets that were booked on or before 13 June for flights until 31 July!

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It’s unbelievable how even some News outlets quickly spread wrong info! This is the full announcement of Turkish Airlines! Not only it doesn’t say it has cancelled flights to Iran, but also says resumed full operations to major Iranian destinations except Isfahan! (Probably due

It’s unbelievable how even some News outlets quickly spread wrong info!
This is the full announcement of Turkish Airlines!
Not only it doesn’t say it has cancelled flights to Iran, but also says resumed full operations to major Iranian destinations except Isfahan! (Probably due
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اين اطلاعيه خطوط هوايى تركيه است. اين اطلاعيه درباره لغو پرواز جديد نيست. مشخصا درباره بليطهايى است كه قبل يا روز ١٣ ژوئيه، روز حمله اسرائيل به ايران و براى تاريخهاى بين ١٣ ژوئيه تا ٣١ جولاى به مقصدهاى ايران، عراق، اردن، سوريه و لبنان خريدارى شده اند. مى گويد كسانى كه در آن

اين اطلاعيه خطوط هوايى تركيه است. اين اطلاعيه درباره لغو پرواز جديد نيست. 
مشخصا درباره بليطهايى است كه قبل يا روز ١٣ ژوئيه، روز حمله اسرائيل به ايران و براى تاريخهاى بين ١٣ ژوئيه تا ٣١ جولاى به مقصدهاى ايران، عراق، اردن، سوريه و لبنان خريدارى شده اند. مى گويد كسانى كه در آن
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4/5 The threats go beyond borders. Families of journalists working for outlets like #BBC_Persian, #Iran_International & #Radio_Farda are harassed, summoned, and threatened — simply because their loved ones report from abroad. This is emotional hostage-taking. CPJ urges Iran to

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۴/۵ این تهدیدها مرز نمی‌شناسد. خانواده‌های روزنامه‌نگاران شاغل در رسانه‌هایی چون #بی‌بی‌سی_فارسی، #ایران_اینترنشنال و #رادیو_فردا، فقط به‌خاطر گزارشگری عزیزانشان از خارج، احضار، تهدید و آزار می‌شوند—این گروگان‌گیری عاطفی است. CPJ از ایران می‌خواهد این شیوه‌های فراملی ارعاب

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A few minutes ago Anas AlSharif tweeted reporting relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza. Anas and several other colleagues were just killed by Israel in an attack on the journalists’ tent near Alshifaa hospital.