A Large Oil Slick Is Detected Off a Key Iranian Oil Depot The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure. Our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Kharg

New Asiatic cheetahs found in Iran—a rare glimmer of hope for a species on the brink of extinction. But reports that conservationist #ImanMemarian has been arrested by authorities cast a troubling shadow. Our article @nytimes.com 🐆 #AsiaticCheetah

For 50 days, millions in Iran have lived in digital silence. Cut off from loved ones abroad, denied access to information, and unable to run businesses that depend on the internet. Our latest article @nytimes.com 🛜 #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

As Internet Blackout Hits Day 45, Iranians Bemoan State Hypocrisy and Economic Risks Our latest @nytimes.com 🛜 #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

With a tenuous cease-fire in place, Iranians are left picking up the pieces of their lives. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics. Our latest with @yjtorbati.bsky.social for @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Ceasefire

With President Trump’s deadline to unleash mass destruction on Iran just hours away on Tuesday, Iranians faced the threats with a mix of indifference, defiance, and bewilderment. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranWar

Government officials and anti-government activists alike denounced the attacks on the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the latest Iranian center for higher education to be targeted. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Sharif

Nothing feels normal for Iranians—at home or abroad. Despite a shared hatred of the Islamic Republic, divisions are growing within the diaspora over #IranWar and opposition. @yjtorbati.bsky.social and I spoke to those navigating broken ties for @nytimes.com 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

After attacks on several Iranian campuses, Iranian forces warn they could target American universities in the region. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 #IranWar‌

President Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranWar

‘Iranians Reject Trump’s Offer for Cease-Fire but Signal Openness to Talks’ Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Iran

Iranian officials responded defiantly to President Trump’s threat to escalate attacks, warning that Iran would retaliate in kind if the US or its allies widened their strikes against the country’s critical infrastructure. My latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼

Internet Blackout Keeps Iranians From Reaching Loved Ones During New Year Holiday 👇🏼 Read our latest @nytimes.com 🛜 #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

The South Pars gas field, hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, is central to the energy supply of Iran, which was already suffering blackouts before the war. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #SouthPars #LNG

My new piece in the conversation explains why water infrastructure is becoming a critical vulnerability in Iran and across the Persian Gulf 💧 @journalismatcity.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com 🙏 #desalination #IranWar‌

Our new Nature Sustainability paper shows climate pressures exacerbate but do not cause Iran’s water crisis. The roots lie in governance and strategic priorities. No technical fix without structural reform. A huge thanks to NimaShokri and other co-authors 💧 #Iran #Water

Oil prices surged on Thursday after ships came under attack in the Persian Gulf, and Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge for U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Read our latest for @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Iran

It was a great pleasure to be featured on the alumni page of SOAS, one of the universities I studied at. Thank you to the SOAS Alumni team for the opportunity and the recognition. @soasuni.bsky.social 🙏🙏🙏

Our @sanammahoozi.bsky.social on @forbes.com 👉

War’s environmental impact—especially on the atmosphere—is often overlooked. My latest article @forbes.com looks at how conflict in Iran could intensify dust and sand storms in an already vulnerable region. Read more 👇 #Iran

When conflict escalates, information becomes scarce — and censored in Iran. Iran’s divided media landscape shapes how crises are reported and understood. My latest for @uk.theconversation.com @citystgeorges.bsky.social 🙏 #Iran

Installing the son of Ali Khamenei- the authoritarian ruler killed in a strike - could inflame anger among Iranians demanding regime change. Thousands were killed by security forces in brutal crackdowns on protests. Our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼

Our fantastic @sanammahoozi.bsky.social reporting on the latest in Iran for @nytimes.com 👉

Videos and images verified by The New York Times showed that at least half of the school was destroyed. It was not immediately clear why the school was hit, or which country’s forces had fired at it. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Minab

Students are protesting at universities despite a recent deadly crackdown. Some videos show Islamic Republic flags burned, Lion and Sun flags raised, and chants of “Long live the shah” amid U.S. tensions. Our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranRevolution2026

Iranian students protested for a second consecutive day at major universities in Tehran and Mashhad, openly demanding an end to the Islamic Republic. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Sharif_University

I analyse the sharp rise in US–Iran tensions — Trump’s ultimatum, stalled talks, military posturing, and Iran’s crackdown at home. With protests and diaspora mobilisation growing. #IranRevolution2026 @uk.theconversation.com @cityjournalism.bsky.social

IRGC held live military exercises on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz a day before nuclear talks between the United States and Iran were set to resume in Geneva. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Hormuz

Arrested on Jan 8- Dead two weeks later. Ali Rahbar’s death in custody is now under investigation by rights groups as a possible extrajudicial killing. His family says he has been executed. Read our latest feature @nytimes.com #IranMassacre

Hundreds of thousands rally for Iran ‘regime change’ worldwide following a Saturday appeal from former crown prince Reza Pahlavi. Protests in London, Melbourne, Munich, Tokyo, Toronto and LA. I reported from London for @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Munich

“It’s collective punishment.” Iran is cracking down far beyond individual prosecutions: doctors arrested for treating protesters, businesses shut down, media silenced. Our feature article @nytimes.com 📰 #IranMassacre

@sanammahoozi.bsky.social, a @nytimes.com journalist and our own @journalismatcity.bsky.social research associate, uncovers the challenges Iranian journalists are facing as they seek to cover the darkest hours of Iran. Today on @theconversation.com 👉👉

Covering Iran during one its darkest hours presents a serious challenge for journalists who are Iranian. Today, I wrote for The Conversation about my thoughts on the matter. #DigitalBlackoutIran @us.theconversation.com

Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown as rights groups report thousands killed. Read our latest @nytimes.com 🛜 #DigitalBlackoutIran

Iran Prepares to Execute a Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’ Rights groups and relatives said Iran planned to put a protester to death for the first time during the latest wave of unrest. Our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #ErfanSoltani

‘Shoot to Kill’: Eyewitnesses say security forces are opening fire with automatic weapons on unarmed protesters. Hospitals report gunshot wounds and skull fractures. Doctors describe a mass-casualty. Our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranRevolution2026

NYT team Erika Solomon, @sanammahoozi.bsky.social @sanjanamv.bsky.social interviewed Iranians and collected witness videos to capture the unrest that led to widespread protests this weekend. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...

Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify 🛜🆘 Internet connectivity data shows that the country went almost completely offline, as the government cracks down on protesters. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #KeepItOn #IranProtests

Iran protests, now in their ninth day, have erupted in most provinces, and the chants have gone beyond economic demands to calls for freedom and the ouster of the Islamic Republic’s authoritarian leadership. Our update @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranProtests

‘U.S. Is Locked and Loaded if Iran Kills Protesters’ President Trump’s remarks come as Iran enters its 6th day of protests, with crowds chanting “death to the dictator” in reference to Iran’s leadership. Our update @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Trump #Iran

Frustration with Iran’s regime has fueled a fifth consecutive day of protests, which have turned deadly. Authorities say at least one person has been killed, with reports of further deaths and violence. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranProtests

“Death to the dictator.” Protests spread across Iran for a fourth day after the currency collapse, with anger now focused on the regime over human rights, the economy, the environmental and more. Read our latest for @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranProtests

‘Protests Over Sinking Economy in Iran Spread to Universities’ Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranProtests #BazaarProtests

As Iran’s currency against the USD experiences record lows, merchants and people in Tehran and other cities are taking to the streets in protest. Read our latest for the @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #IranProtests #BazaarProtests

Iranian authorities assaulted detained Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, her family says, leaving her needing emergency medical treatment. Read our latest @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Narges_Mohammadi

And here it is 🙂🔥 Our story about social change in Iran is on the front page of The New York Times 👇🏼 #Iran

Satellite imagery from NASA suggests that nearly 1,500 acres of the Hyrcanian Forests have burned in the fire, which has stoked an uproar among some Iranians. ‎Our latest article ⁦‪@nytimes‬⁩ 🔥🔥🔥 ‎⁧‫#جنگلهای_هیرکانی‬⁩

Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an #airpollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper By @sanammahoozi.bsky.social et al @theconversation.com theconversation.com/irans-record...