Bahman Kalbasi
@BahmanKalbasi
NYC/UN Correspondent: BBC: Persian Service. Iran, US politics & some Canada.
Israel which is not allowing foreign journalists into Gaza gets US military contractors into Gaza who testify about violence against civilians being committed that they have never seen before in any war zone
EX GREEN BERET: “In my entire career, I never witnessed the brutality and use of indiscriminate & unnecessary force against an unarmed, starving civilian population until I was in Gaza at the hands of IDF & US contractors… without question, war crimes.”
Trump's job approval rating reaches new low of 37% in Gallup's latest tracker, polling underwater on every issue: news.gallup.com/poll/692879/in…
🧵New: Iran Dep FM: Iran to receive IAEA tech team, considering new talks with US open.substack.com/pub/diplomatic…
Iran's detainees in 'unbearable' conditions after Israeli strikes on prison bbc.in/4o6PnuI
I just spoke with Mahmoud Khalil, who spent 104 days in ICE custody, and he described to me the conditions he faced and his emotions about missing the birth of his son. Our full interview airs at 5pm BST on @cnni and tonight on @PBS
Our investigation into the Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran — analysis of satellite imagery and videos shared to social media revealed damage in four areas of the complex, with structures nearly 2,000 feet apart in ruins. We verified the deaths of 43 prison staff…
Here you are @MeirJa
Nearly 1000 Iranians killed, majority of them civilians? That seems like a new number. What is your source @BahmanKalbasi ?
Nearly a 1000 Iranians were killed by Israel’s bombs. Majority of them civilians.
THREAD: There have been questions about this video published by Iranian media today, which shows a deadly Israeli strikes on Tehran's Tajrish district on 15 June, with claims that the video is AI-generated and fake. But the video is real and can be corroborated. Here's why.
BIG: Iran has confirmed it'll attend nuclear talks with the US "prob by end of next week" in Norway, @amwajmedia has learned. Amid "lack of confidence and huge mistrust" after Israel-US attack, Iranians want deal plus "guarantee" of no further strikes. amwaj.media/en/article/sco…
Israel’s 12 day bombing of Iran has many horror stories of death and destruction. Few has shaken/angered ordinary Iranians the way this attack on Tajrish Sq in Tehran has. People killed and injured waiting behind the red light, passing by and in stores and office buildings.
Iran FM call with Norway FM. Axios reported Witkoff may meet Araghchi in Norway next week.
#Iran’s FM had a phone call with FM of #Norway to discuss the recent Israel/US aggression. Iran FM said the aggression was a severe blow to diplomacy. Norway FM stressed efforts to prevent conflict and escalation in the region as well as a diplomatic solution to nuclear matter.
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza. apnews.com/article/palest…
Director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, Marwan al-Sultan, killed today in a Gaza City apartment in an Israeli airstrike, along with his wife, daughter and son in law. Health Ministry says he was at home: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Israel’s bombings have shaken Tehran, upended its balance and killed hundreds of civilians. The sociologist Asef Bayat reflects on his hometown and its people’s spirit of care, resilience and quiet determination to carry on, for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/first-person/t…
An Iranian gov spokesman confirms Israel killed 935 people in 12 days of bombing Iran. A strong majority were civilian. Including 38 children and 102 women. Some pregnant. Bombing of Evin prison alone killed 79 people: prisoners, people posting bail, neighbors and personal…
Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/06/29/wor…
Iranian Philanthropist Hasti Mohammadi is one of the 71 people who were killed when Israel launched airstrikes on #Tehran's Evin Prison on June 23. She was negotiating the release of some inmates through bail. Several bodies still remain trapped under the rubble. 💔🖤
Former hostage condemns Israel's strike on Iranian prison theworld.org/segments/2025/…
#احمدرضا_جلالی یکی از فرهیختهترین و شریفترین زندانیان سیاسیست. #زندانی_ما_کجاست