Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر
@lcmporter
Award-winning correspondent in Turkey for @thenationalnews. Prev. Beirut & Baghdad. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. All views my own.
"In 2023, many Iraqis’ lives are characterised by what is missing: the loved ones they have lost; the lack of opportunity offered by a dysfunctional government." My @prospect_uk piece on Iraq 20 years after the US invasion. W/ @StellaMartany, Ahmed Haddad prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/iraq-…
My parents were murdered on October 7th, and if anyone is slapping us in the face, it's people like you, who for the past 20 years have failed to prevent violence and bloodshed in Israel-Palestine, whilst making inflammatory remarks. Your administration could stop the war…
The United States strongly rejects @EmmanuelMacron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the @UN general assembly. This reckless decision only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace. It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th.
UK FCDO says E3 offered #Iran an extension to the time window available for snapback. Iran's FM spox, before the talks, rejected the idea of an extension. Let's see.
E3 and EU PDs met Iranian DFMs to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme. E3 are ready to trigger snapback, however we offered a snapback extension should Iran meet their legal obligations and specific criteria. We urge Iran to choose the path of diplomacy.
Seems this was very much a "let's make our positions clear" meeting, rather than one leading to concrete decisions/results. thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…
Turkish state media reporting that Parliament speaker Nurman Kurtulmuş has ordered parties to put forward names for a commission on the PKK dissolution process before next Thurs. Real test will be if 51 MPs can come to consenus. trthaber.com/haber/gundem/t…
Key here, amid talk of E3 offering #Iran an extension to #snapback deadline (Ie delaying time window in which E3 could reimpose UN sanctions), from @IRIMFA_SPOX : "We oppose this." 1/3 irna.ir/news/85896542/…
France to recognise Palestinian statehood, Macron says thenationalnews.com/news/2025/07/2…
