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Borzou Daragahi, Foreign Correspondent and Security Analyst, discusses negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, taking place without Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with The Independent, reports on Trump's Middle East trip.

Around the world, and especially in the Middle East, people are still trying to process Donald Trump's statement on the future of Gaza. Mr Trump upended decades of American foreign policy by promising to ‘take over' the Gaza strip. Joining us now to take us through global reaction is long time Middle East correspondent, Borzou Daragahi...

Borzou Daragahi, longtime Middle East Correspondent discusses the Gaza ceasefire and what it means for the wider Middle East region

Borzou Daragahi, Middle East Correspondent, discusses the end of the Assad regime in Syria.

After more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a 60-day ceasefire has taken effect. Middle East correspondent Borzou Daragahi explains what may follow. And, a Texas library moved author Linda Coombs' history book "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" to the fiction section. Now, it's rightfully back in the nonfiction area and Coombs joins us to discuss her book and Native American history. Then, spend your holiday weekend relaxing with a movie on your TV. Film critic Ty Burr offers some recommendations of what to stream.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hannah McCarthy, Beirut-based foreign correspondent, has the latest from Lebanon where Israeli strikes continue to hit Hezbollah targets. Later, we hear analysis from Borzou Daragahi, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and International Correspondent for the UK Independent.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. Tensions are high in the Middle East after the death of a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and a Hamas political leader in Iran. The Atlantic Council's Borzou Daragahi and security analyst Jim Walsh join us. Then, journalists Maya King and Jesse Holland talk about the latest from Vice President Kamala Harris' emerging presidential campaign and how former President Donald Trump's invitation to speak to the National Association of Black Journalists is dividing members. And, a massive swarm of dragonflies invaded a peaceful family beach in Rhode Island over the weekend. Biologist Virginia Brown talks about why it may have happened and what we should know about dragonflies.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Borzou Daragahi, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Istanbul-based journalist discusses Friday's Iranian elections.

Borzou Daragahi, freelance journalist, discusses the explosions which rocked Iran's central Isfahan province this morning.

We discuss Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with journalist Borzou Daragahi and security analyst Jim Walsh. Then, PolitiFact's Lou Jacobson breaks down the facts of Trump's hush money trial. And, distance-running legends Des Linden and Kara Goucher talk about their new podcast "Nobody Asked Us," the future of women's running and more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Borzou Daragahi, Senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, analyses what secratary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to the Middle East means for the region and the United States.

Five Americans have been released from prison in Iran. In exchange, the U.S. released five Iranian prisoners and gave Iran access to $6 billion in oil revenues that were previously frozen under sanctions. Borzou Daragahi, journalist and nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Program, joins us. And, American cyclist Sepp Kuss has won Vuelta A España, the Spanish version of the Tour De France. He is the first American to win in more than a decade. Kuss joins us to talk about the victory. Then, some of the Supreme Court's recent decisions have spurred comparisons to the decisions of the late 1800s. Randall Kennedy, a professor at Harvard Law School, joins us to talk about these comparisons ahead of the new term beginning next month.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent, discusses the criticism Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has received since Sunday's earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Can Israel and Palestine find a way to de-escalate the violence that has flared recently? To discuss this further Pat spoke to Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent.

Gunfire on Saturday damaged electrical substations in Moore County, North Carolina, leaving tens of thousands without power. For some, Duke Energy has said the outage could last well into this week. WFAE reporter Nick de la Canal joins us. Then, protests in Iran continue amid mixed reports about whether the country's morality police have been abolished. Borzou Daragahi, international correspondent for the Independent, joins us. And, early childhood teachers rarely get the recognition they deserve. But that's starting to change as Maryland and New Mexico honor two educators with teacher of the year awards. Berol Dewdney, a PreK teacher in Baltimore, and Tara Hughes, a special education teacher in Santa Fe, join us.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the UK Independent, discusses the mass protests planned for this week in Iran in opposition to the Islamic Republic, which could be the biggest of the movement so far.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the UK Independent, discusses a deadly explosion in central Istanbul.

Ali Khamenei has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989, and previously served as President in the 1980s. This podcast is released at what appears to be a moment of mounting crisis for the Islamic regime, with protests across the country going into their seventh consecutive week. Domestically, Khamenei's time as leader has been characterised on the one hand by consolidation of the regime after the Iran-Iraq War, but also by passionate disagreements in civil society over how puritanical Iranian religious doctrine should be. The presidency has changed hands from stalwart conservatives like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to reformer Hassan Rouhani, and back again in 2021 to hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. With each change has come a greater fracturing of Iranian society, and a slow drip-drip of protests. Khamenei, at 83, is still at the helm, and has recently spoken out against the protests and reaffirmed his support for President Raisi. The question of these protests is: will they be different to former demonstrations, lasting the course, and perhaps precipitating a change of regime? I generally believe that those who have knowledge don't predict, and those who predict have no knowledge, but it's nonetheless interesting to speculate on Iran's future. Joining me to discuss Khamenei and Iran is Borzou Daragahi (@borzou), an Iranian-American journalist who works as an international correspondent for the Independent. Borzou is a member of Iran's Gen Xers, who came of age in the Ayatollah's tumultuous first decade in power. His comparisons of his generation and the current generation, who are much less squeamish about protesting against the regime, were great to listen to. 

Joining Emmet Oliver to discuss the latest political opinion polls, as well as her recent dispute with the Iranian ambassador to Ireland, is Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party and TD for Dublin Bay South. Emmet also took a call from Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent at The Independent to discuss the ongoing civil unrest in Iran.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the UK Independent, and Zahra, member of the Iranian community in Ireland, discusses the mass protests in Iran.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the UK Independent, discusses the reaction in Iran to attack on British author Salman Rushdie.

Afghanistan's Taliban-led government has appealed for more international aid as it struggles to cope with the devastating earthquake in a mountainous eastern region that has left more than 1,000 people dead and many more injured. For more on this Pat was joined on the show by Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the UK Independent, assesses Turkey's opposition to Finland and Sweden's bids to join NATO.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and, according to the non-profit watchdog group Airwars, Russian airstrikes are responsible for the deaths of as many as 23,000 Syrian civilians. For Syrians watching from afar, the parallels in Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine are unsettling. Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent, recently traveled to the opposition held Idlib province and spoke to Syrians about how they're processing the invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and, according to the non-profit watchdog group Airwars, Russian airstrikes are responsible for the deaths of as many as 23,000 Syrian civilians. For Syrians watching from afar, the parallels in Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine are unsettling. Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent, recently traveled to the opposition held Idlib province and spoke to Syrians about how they're processing the invasion of Ukraine.

Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with the London Independent, reports from Istanbul where Ukraine-Russia peace talks are taking place.

Joining Iain Dale on this special International Cross Question are Steven Erlanger from the New York Times in Brussels, Borzou Daragahi from the Independent in Instanbul, Stefanie Bolzen from Die Welt and Mitchell Reiss, former Director of Policy Planning for George Bush.

Negar Mortazavi talks to Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent for The Independent who has been covering conflicts in the Middle East for two decades. They discuss the current impasse in US-Iran diplomacy, the war in Syria, corruption in Lebanon, rivalry between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and new friendships between Israel and Arab states of the Persian Gulf. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support

An estimated 95% of colleges and universities with more than 2,500 students operate their own law enforcement agencies. As WILL's Lee Gaines reports, there's a growing movement on campuses across the U.S. to defund and disband those police departments. Also, soaring COVID-19 caseloads in Lebanon are compounding an economic crisis there that has sparked protests. Borzou Daragahi, international correspondent for The Independent, has more.

Ten years ago, a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a revolution across the Middle East. The Independent's Borzou Daragahi says the Arab Spring never ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ten years ago, a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a revolution across the Middle East and North Africa. The Independent’s Borzou Daragahi says the Arab Spring never ended. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world came to a screeching halt after George Floyd, a black man from Minneapolis, was murdered by a police officer. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds, Derek Chauvin put his knee on the back of Floyd's neck, causing him to die by asphyxiation. This horrific incident caused unprecedented protests not only across the US but around the world on nearly every continent in support of George Floyd and condemning police brutality. The Chinese foreign ministry called racism in the US “a chronic disease of American society” in an apparent jab at the US government, which had condemned the crackdown on protests in Hong Kong. Protests spread to Europe, resulting in clashes in some instances. In the Middle East, the images of support for the protests from war-torn Syria were widely shared in social media. As the US is dealing with how to confront racism at home, the Floyd protests will likely have implications for America's global image and credibility. The SETA Foundation at Washington, DC is pleased to host a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the global reverberations of the Floyd protests with Ho-Fung Hung and Borzou Daragahi. This session is moderated by Kilic B. Kanat. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seta-dc/support

By now you’ve heard the headline...General Qassim Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military commander, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have grown from an already simmering level. Cities and security officials in the U.S. have ramped up efforts in anticipation of retaliation. Soleimani’s death was mourned angrily in Iran, where thousands rallied in Tehran and the general’s hometown of Kerman.  Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollaha Khamenei, said in a statement: “Revenge awaits those criminals who have tainted their filthy hands with his blood and the blood of the other martyrs of last night's incident."  Soleimani’s killing was cheered here at home, by the administration, and former officials like John Bolton, who tweeted: “Long in the making, this was a decisive blow against Iran’s malign Quds Force activities worldwide.” Meanwhile, on Friday morning on CNN, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained the administration’s rationale for the strike, saying that the action was intended to help with “De-escalation.” Detractors say that’s a fantasy, and regardless, Democrats in Congress are wondering this weekend why they weren’t consulted on the move. And that’s where the debate really is on this: Most American politicians agree that Soleimani was a threat to the United States, but does the move create instability in the region that we can’t escape? Was it worth the risk of a war with Iran? “What’s next?” is obviously the question on everyone’s mind.  For more on this, we turn to Borzou Daragahi, the International Correspondent for The Independent, covering the Middle East, Europe, & North Africa. We spoke to Borzou on Friday morning. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Don't have time to listen right now? Subscribe for free to our podcast via iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts to take this segment with you on the go. Want to comment on this story? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page or Twitter.  

On the 1st of October, we looked at the consequences of the murder that shook the world. Moderated by Frénk van der Linden (journalist) we talked to Borzou Daragahi (journalist), Yahya Ibrahim Assiri (human rights activist), Omaima Al Najjar (blogger and activist), Hans Laroes (journalist) and Sven Koopmans (politician) about the legacy of Khashoggi and the impact of his murder on the relationship between the West and Saudi Arabia.

In this episode, I speak with Borzou Daragahi, an award-winning journalist covering the Middle East and North Africa. We talk about the Trump administration and its recent war of words with Iran, Mike Pompeo addressing Iranian-Americans, the role of the Iranian diaspora in shaping the future of Iran, various pathways for change in Iran, the social media environment and other topics.

Uddén i P1 direkt från Almedalen har idag tema journalistik. Om det hopplösa i att vara journalist i Mellanöstern 2015, ordspaning med Lena Andersson och skönsång med tenoren och Ingemar Bergman-stipendiaten Vincent Hashmi. Från den här scenen sände vi Revolutionsradio för 4 år sen - när den arabiska våren var ny och hoppfull, sen kom Skäggradio, när det muslimska brödraskapet tagit makten i Egypten, och i år - ja i år befinner sig Mellanöstern i ett blodigt skruvstäd av terror, våld, övergrepp, brott mot mänskliga rättigheter och pressofrihet. Därför sänder vi i år "Vi har inga lösningar-radio" från Sveriges Radios scen i Almedalen. I dagens direktsändning ska det handla om att vara journalist i Mellanöstern 2015, med alla de vita fläckar som reportrar har svårt att ta sig till. Vi pratar med Nadine Wahab, human rights activist from Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Borzou Daragahi, korrespondent för Financial Times och Somar al Naher, frilansjournalist och ledarskribent på Aftonbladet. Hur har arbetsförhållandena i och skildringarna av Mellanöstern förändrats sedan revolterna och den arabiska våren? Vilka är de största problemen med rapporteringen idag? Vi får också höra vad författaren och Augustprisvinnaren Lena Andersson fastnat för på almedaliska - det språk som utvecklas på, i och runtomkring alla de tusentals seminarier som hålls under veckan i Almedalen. Och så kommer tenoren och Ingemar Bergman-stipendiaten Vincent Hashmi till scenen och framför Havsörnsvalsen av Evert Taube. Medverkar gör: Nadine Wahab – Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Borzou Daragahi – Utrikeskorrespondent Finacial Times Mellanöstern och Norra Afrika Somar Al Naher – Frilansjournalist och kolumnist i Aftonbladet Lena Andersson Vincent Hashmi och Erik Ronström Programledare: Cecilia Uddén Producent: Ulph Nyström

Borzou Daragahi reports from an increasingly polarised Middle East where in Cairo, Ayman Ramzy's confession on a TV chat show that he did not believe in God shattered his life as a teacher, bringing him vilification in the streets and turning him into a prisoner in his own home See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EU leaders are scrambling to respond to the deaths of thousands of refugees who have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya towards a better life in Europe. Ben Hall is joined by Peter Spiegel and Borzou Daragahi to discuss Europe's migrant crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraqi forces suffered reverses this week in their battles against Islamic State militants in the province of Anbar, west of the capital Baghdad. Fiona Symon talks to FT Middle East correspondent Borzou Daragahi about what went wrong. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Battles with rebel movements in Iraq and Yemen seem to be increasingly drawing in the region's powers Saudi Arabia and Iran, raising the spectre of regional conflict. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi, FT Middle East correspondent, about the risks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraq is poised to recapture Tikrit, hometown of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, from Isis fighters. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi about how the battle was won and what will be the Iraqi army's next target. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraq’s army has launched a major offensive to capture an Isis stronghold north west of the capital Baghdad. It is attempting to clear Islamist fighters from Salahuddin province and the city of Tikrit, hometown of the former dictator Saddam Hussein. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi about the risks and rewards of the operation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Islamist terrorists have grabbed headlines in the Arab world with horrific atrocities, but there are signs their influence may be on the wane. Gideon Rachman discusses the extent of their power with Borzou Daragahi and David Gardner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some audio recordings posted to the internet and broadcast on pro-Islamist television channels have rattled Egypt’s rulers. The voices, described as those of Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his two deputies, are discussing the Gulf states, Egypt’s biggest financial backers, in less than flattering terms. Fiona Symon discusses the tapes with Borzou Daragahi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zaid al-Ali, expert in the rule of law and constitutional affairs in the Arab world, talks to Borzou Daragahi, FT Middle East correspondent, about what went wrong with the pro-democracy revolutions of the Arab Spring four years ago and why so little real political progress has been made. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Libya has been locked in an escalating civil war since the toppling of Muammer Gaddafi in 2011. There is now a real risk of the country falling prey to terrorist groups like the Islamic State, but recent talks have brought the first glimmer of hope that agreement can be reached to end the fighting. Borzou Daragahi talks to Bernardino Leon, UN special envoy to Libya, who has been leading the efforts at reconciliation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Four years after the Arab spring brought hopes of democratic change to the Arab world, the political repression that sparked the popular uprisings has been often been replaced by more autocracy, civil unrest or worse. Some Arab countries like Morocco have made progress towards greater civil liberties, but this is under threat because of growing security fears in the region, Borzou Daragahi tells Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Borzou Daragahi reports on an Egyptian pro-democracy activist, whose despair over the failures of the Arab Spring led him to the battlefields of Iraq. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraqi forces have begun to challenge the control of Islamist militants over parts of the Sunni province of Anbar west of the capital Baghdad. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent, about the new tactics being deployed by Iraqi forces in their battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Iraqi forces have taken near full control of the Baiji oil refinery north of the capital Baghdad. This is being claimed as a milestone in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Fiona Symon discusses the development with Borzou Daragahi, FT Middle East correspondent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An audio recording this week has raised fears that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has a growing presence in the Arab world's most populous country. Fiona Symon spoke to Borzou Daragahi about the implications for Egypt and the region. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Libya has had two rival governments since a militia group from the western city of Misrata seized the capital from the elected government in August, forcing it to relocate to the east of the country. Unless the two sides can resolve their differences, the country risks falling into the hands of pro-Isis forces. Fiona Symon spoke to Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent, about the conflict in the oil rich north African state. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Isis, have suffered reverses in their battle to capture the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobani, but the jihadi organisation has made gains in battles elsewhere in Syria and Iraq. Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent, tells Fiona Symon about the latest developments See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Isis, have been stepping up their attacks on two main fronts, the strategically important Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobani, and in the Iraqi province of Anbar to the west of the capital Baghdad. Fiona Symon spoke to Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent, about efforts to curb their advance See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Borzou Daragahi tells the story of the shambolic and demoralised Iraqi army, and the rush to rebuild it as it fights the jihadi group Isis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As sectarian violence in Iraq spreads, many people are beginning to talk about the possibility that the country might be split into Sunni, Shia and Kurdish states. The FT's Borzou Daragahi reports from Baghdad on what that might mean for the country and its people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

World powers are gathering in Switzerland in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to Syria's three-year civil war, which has cost more than 130,000 lives drawn in regional powers to fight a proxy sectarian war. The conference nearly fell apart before it began when the UN invited Iran to participate. But what chance of success remains? Roula Khalaf, foreign editor, and Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent, join Ben Hall to discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What happens to Egypt following the overthrow of the government of President Mohammed Morsi, and how should the world react? Borzou Daragahi in Cairo and David Gardner, FT senior commentator based in the Middle East, join Gideon Rachman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The final US presidential debate focused on foreign policy, and both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney laid out their vision for America's place in global affairs. What does it mean for the world, and are US voters really paying attention to foreign policy? Borzou Daragahi, Middle East and north Africa correspondent, Geoff Dyer, US diplomatic correspondent, and James Blitz, diplomatic and defense editor, join Shawn Donnan to discuss the candidates' positions on Syria, Iran, China and their notable silence on Europe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the announcement of the winner of Egypt’s presidential election delayed, and the ruling military’s move to dissolve the democratically-elected parliament, David Gardner, international affairs editor, and Borzou Daragahi in Cairo join Gideon Rachman to discuss whether the gains of the Egyptian revolution area being rolled back. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Egyptians are voting in the first democratic presidential election in their nation's history this week, but with the powers of the office that the winner will hold still unclear and the economy in tatters, many questions remain. Heba Saleh and Borzou Daragahi, FT correspondents in Egypt, and Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, join Shawn Donnan to discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Economist magazine says the trade talks started in Doha, Qatar after September 11 were designed "as proof that a prosperous and united world could rise above Islamist terrorism." Political leaders had the chance to make the world better off despite the latest Middle East violence, the magazine says but, "they failed." President Bush and Prime Minister Blair have both called for renewing the talks, which collapsed a week ago. We look at why the talks were suspended, whether they can be restarted before it's too late, what powerful farm lobbies had to do with it, and whether they were really a good deal for poor third-world countries after all. We're joined by journalists, economists, the farm industry, diplomats and human rights advocates, including the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Making News: Hundreds of Thousands March in Baghdad in Support of HezbollahHundreds of thousands of Shiite Iraqis marched on the streets of Baghdad today, shouting "Death to Israel, Death to America," in a show of support for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Borzou Daragahi, Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times, has more on today's demonstration and the stark contrast between the situation in the capital and other regions of the country.Reporter's Notebook: Two Views from Middle EastIsraeli aircraft hit major roadways north of Beirut today as Hezbollah threatened to hit Tel Aviv with a rocket. Meantime, the ground war appeared to be moving slowly. We get different perspectives on the ongoing crisis. Gideon Lichfield is reporting for the Economist magazine in Jerusalem. In Beirut, Michael Young is Opinion Editor of the English-language newspaper, Daily Star.