My latest for the NYT. My friend Issam was one of over 60 journalists killed by Israeli strikes since Oct 7. CPJ says it’s the deadliest conflict for reporters since they started taking record 3 decades ago. I wish I didn’t have to write this piece. nytimes.com/2023/12/03/opi…

large numbers of police in riot gear mobilizing on broadway and 113th right now.

Here is my story about a man’s disappearance from a homeless encampment called “The Jungle” - now with an audio intro and narration (produced by ⁦Parin Behrooz⁩!), explaining how I came upon the story. Thank you for listening and for reading. nytimes.com/2024/05/19/nyr…

Our story again from Minnesota about a clash over “inclusion” (sparked by a development proposal that would include a mosque), only this time with beautiful audio produced by ⁦Parin Behrooz⁩. Please take a listen, and thank you. nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/…

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Brendan Costello was about to be disconnected from the ventilator. His relatives were told he would never regain consciousness. Then a phone call interrupted the moment. Seems he had other plans. My story. Photos by Sarah Blesener. Audio by Parin Behrooz. nytimes.com/2025/03/16/nyr…

Aftermath of an Israeli strike from earlier today on a residential neighborhood in central Tehran. A woman stood crying as she held an infant, whose clothes and feet were covered in what seemed to be someone else’s blood.

My second story on what Iranians are going through as Israel bombs their home for the third consecutive day nytimes.com/live/2025/06/1…

"The city feels deserted. Like someone dumped a layer of death over it," Asad texted me from Tehran right before almost everyone in the country lost their internet connection. my story from today: nytimes.com/live/2025/06/1…

Israeli Strikes Have Killed Hundreds of Civilians Across Iran Farnaz Fassihi Parin Behrooz et al. report: nytimes.com/2025/06/18/wor…

today’s paper, with Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar

“It feels like we’re in a dark cave." My story on Iranians after eight day of Israeli attacks on Iran: nytimes.com/2025/06/21/wor…

our latest with Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Noukanazar