Farnaz Fassihi
@farnazfassihi · International correspondents — Israel & region
Farnaz Fassihi is The New York Times's UN bureau chief and a longtime Iran correspondent.
Report from the ground on the US strike on a wedding in south Iran. He was hosting his daughter’s wedding. Then a deadly missile strike tore through his home killing five and injuring 70. by @BabakDehghan & Amin Khodadadi https://t.co/twhNLpLYQj
Israel says it captured & cleared a very strategic Hezbollah outpost & tunnels in south Lebanon called Ali al-Taher ridge. Iran has warned Washington through a message to Oman that this is a red line & it would retaliate if Israel advanced. w/ @el72champs https://t.co/jfRCNRmwta
NYT Visual Investigation: U.S. airstrike turned a wedding in a small coastal town in Iran into a deadly tragedy. The bomb that hit the residential area was American, it killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said. Details & witness accounts: w/ @ErikaSolomon @trbrtc @malachybrowne https://t.co/twrfbRhBw3
Update: Iranian officials say U.S. attacks tonight had struck a wedding ceremony in the city of Kuhestak in Sirak, south of Iran. Iranian Red Crescent Society said four people killed, including a child, and 53 injured. w/ @pranavbask @EricaLG @malachybrowne https://t.co/GJpvKFLx8J
U.S. launches airstrikes on Iran for a second time in three days. Iranian sources say the attacks are massive and targeting the south, including Qeshm and Bandar Abbas. w/ @pranavbask https://t.co/fsht3eKGmr
U.S. sanctions cut off aspiring Iranians from tests like TOEFL, GRE and Duolingo needed for study abroad, isolating Iranians and killing dreams. Iranian students talk about growing despair: @ErikaSolomon @SanamMahoozi https://t.co/5MF9DdNCtg
This Marine Died in the Iraq War. His Mother Asks, ‘What Was It For? My Iraq war battle buddy @stavernise interviews the family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11. https://t.co/DtW0FBJ4wZ
Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars The country’s longest war in Afghanistan came to an end in chaos and defeat. Today, the U.S. military is mired in a new war in Iran. Once again, the prospects for a military victory look bleak. @GregJaffe https://t.co/mhVD4EKoCc
Many Iranians are losing hope after six months of war They are increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives. Leily Nikounazar & @yjtorbati https://t.co/HDoIbTSqAc
Six Months In, Iran’s Regime Stands, U.S. Goals Remain Unmet. Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people. By @StevenErlanger https://t.co/obfOuK1hYe
Every once in a while a story you write as a journalist changes someone's life. A Canadian couple read our profile of Artemis Ghasemzadeh, the Iranian Christiane convert deported to Panama by Trump admin. They mobilized, against all odds, and brought her to Canada. https://t.co/K8HN1dl1CV
Iranians feel the toll of U.S. economic sanctions. Residents in Tehran are experiencing the effects of the “economic D-Day” that President Trump threatened against Iran on Wednesday. In their own words: https://t.co/OXW8iY5AL6
Excellent analysis: U.S. Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran, this time after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals. @SangerNYT https://t.co/0AHlVXq1rv
As Iran and U.S. settle into an uneasy standoff, who will blink first? No diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as each side seems to believe it can hold out longer than the other. by @yjtorbati https://t.co/GRkXPiZPYn
We reported a year ago that U.S. and Iran worked together to deport Iranian refugees on direct flights to Iran in a deal. Our story stated that State Dept & ICE officials met with Iranian official in DC, and that the Iranian official visited ICE facilities & met with detainees. w/ @Haleaziz our story from Sept 2025 https://t.co/yFrzYuvW4N
U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln’s supply problems began soon after the first day of the war, as Iranian missiles and attack drones fell on a Navy base in Bahrain & destroyed much of the base. A major logistics hub that the Navy has relied on for decades went up in smoke. @johnismay
Iran elevates hard-liners, signaling further confrontation with Trump. Absent supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, announced an overhaul of the country’s national security leadership that suggests a tougher approach at home and abroad. @BabakDehghan
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