Umar Farooq (@umarfarooq_) 's Twitter Profile
Umar Farooq

@umarfarooq_

Future Security Program Fellow @newamerica | Investigative data reporter at Bloomberg. Formerly @ProPublica, @Reuters, @AJEnglish, @LATimes.

ID: 318594060

linkhttp://umar-farooq.com calendar_today16-06-2011 18:46:11

16,16K Tweet

4,4K Followers

1,1K Following

Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی (@nargesfnd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Le Monde : “no to war, a message from the Iranian civil society.” We, activists from Iranian civil society and signatories of this statement, demand the immediate halt of uranium enrichment by the Islamic Republic, the cessation of military hostilities, an end to attacks on

Kareem Shaheen (@kshaheen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This piece on the projects in St. Catherine broke my heart: A major tourism project in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is upending Bedouin life in one of the world’s most sacred landscapes, reports Jessica Buxbaum جيسيكا بكسبوم for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/egyp…

Evan Hill (@evanhill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reuters: Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, one of the bloodiest incidents yet as desperate residents struggle for food reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We did not have any proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.” IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ Director General affirms his agency’s findings about Iran’s nuclear program.

Umar Farooq (@umarfarooq_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A majority of Americans, including Republicans, do not want the US military to be involved in the Israel Iran conflict, according to a new YouGov poll

Umar Farooq (@umarfarooq_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Iran-US confrontation (1979-present) has now lasted longer than the Cold War (1947-1991). Multiple generations of ordinary folks in the region have lived through proxy wars, in places like Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon.

NetBlocks (@netblocks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout; the incident follows a series of earlier partial disruptions and comes amid escalating military tensions with Israel after days of back-and-forth missile strikes 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout; the incident follows a series of earlier partial disruptions and comes amid escalating military tensions with Israel after days of back-and-forth missile strikes 📉
Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) 's Twitter Profile Photo

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said Trump would host Pakistan's chief of Army Munir after he called for the president to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for preventing a nuclear war between India and Pakistan.

Mohammad Ali Shabani (@mashabani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BIG: Trump team sent Iran proposal yesterday incl idea that JD Vance could join talks. Response was submitted an hour ago. Per high-ranking source in Tehran: "A polite no, but with a good explanation." Informed sources also denied that Araghchi in Oman. amwaj.media/en/article/exc…

Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) 's Twitter Profile Photo

President Donald Trump says he has not made a final decision on Iran and has not closed a door on meeting with them. He adds that he spoke with Pakistan's Army chief on Iran during their meeting at the White House.

Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

(Reuters) - Asked if Russia was ready to provide Iran with modern weapons to defend itself against Israeli strikes, Russian President Vladimir Putin said a strategic partnership treaty signed with Tehran in January did not envisage military cooperation.

Umar Farooq (@umarfarooq_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Large numbers of Iranians reportedly crossing into Turkey. Turkey is one of the few countries Iranians can currently visit easily. Many used to come to shop and enjoy a holiday. Now many likely see it as a place to go to wait out the war.

Umar Farooq (@umarfarooq_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/06/19/wor…

Ylenia Gostoli (@yleniagostoli) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Finally got around to listening to Lethal Dissent 🎙️On Spec Podcast🗞️. Brave reporting & incredible storytelling from Fariba Nawa berileski Umar Farooq on how Iranian dissidents are surveilled, threatened & silenced in exile. The final episode broke me. #IranIsraelConflict #Iran

Hümeyra Pamuk (@humeyra_pamuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters