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Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani officials traveled to Tehran to discuss regional security and the path ahead. Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Negar Mortazavi on CNN with Becky Anderson

Will the U.S. and Israel attack Iran again as elections draw closer in both countries? And how will Tehran respond to new attacks? Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera

Negar Mortazavi and Alan Eyre on Al Jazeera

Negar Mortazavi on BBC World News

Negar Mortazavi on Times Radio UK

Iranian President Pezeshkian spoke at the United Nations General Assembly. Negar Mortazavi joins Al Jazeera

Sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy, and Tehran wants a deal to end the war. But it is seeking a negotiated exit, not capitulation. Negar Mortazavi on the BBC

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says Tehran sent conditions for ending the war through Qatar and is awaiting Trump’s response. Iran says it wants an agreement but is prepared to continue fighting if Washington rejects its terms. From Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb, Iran and allies are using two critical shipping routes as leverage. Negar Mortazavi joins Al Jazeera

Has Trump drawn the U.S. into another endless war in the Middle East? Or can Washington and Tehran find a way out? DAWN panel: -Negar Mortazavi (CIP) -Nader Hashemi (Georgetown) -Harrison Mann (Win Without War) -Omar Shakir (DAWN) VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pFaV6JPQUWg?t=497&is=u9TGawE0IAbj7SNE #Iran #IranWar #NegarMortazavi

U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, UN human rights experts say they have “reasonable grounds to believe.” They cite strikes on an elementary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd on the first day of the war. Negar Mortazavi joined NPR Here and Now https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/17/us-war-crimes-iran

Trump admin is trying to rewrite history in real time and to put a positive spin on the war on Iran. But rising prices, provocative social media posts, and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the press make that story harder to sell. Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera’s Listening Post with Laicie Heeley, Mark Kimmitt, and Samira Mohyeddin. WATCH: youtu.be/_MlBn-TiGSo?is=nbZCN29p_KNZCDUb

Negar Mortazavi joins Peter Beinart on the Occupied Thoughts podcast to discuss the sixth month of war on Iran, what the U.S. got wrong in its expectations for the war, why the MOU broke down, the impacts of sanctions and economic warfare on the ground in Iran, and how the Iranian diaspora is navigating the war. Occupied Thoughts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/occupied-thoughts/id1442278034?i=1000788531557

The U.S. war on Iran has entered a dangerous new phase: a tanker war in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it attacked 10 ships after the U.S. sank 5 Iranian oil tankers, pushing Brent crude above $100. Negar Mortazavi on NPR: wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/09/oil-prices-strait-of-hormuz

U.S. attacks wedding in Iran. Are Washington and Tehran heading for more escalation? Negar Mortazavi joins Aljazeera