Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

Washington Post Communications I have known, and competed against, Ellen Nakashima, for 15 years and can attest to what Matt Murray says. Going beyond the "press office" to get past the official spin is a foundational necessity when covering Office of the DNI - under any administration. Ellen is better at it than anyone.

Our investigation into the Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran — analysis of satellite imagery and videos shared to social media revealed damage in four areas of the complex, with structures nearly 2,000 feet apart in ruins. We verified the deaths of 43 prison staff

My former colleagues at Reuters and I investigated the entity mentioned here in 2013, and estimated its holdings at $95 billion. But while Khamenei controls Setad and its wealth, we found no evidence he was using it to enrich himself. Read our series here reuters.com/investigates/i…

I was quoted in this The Washington Post piece by Yeganeh Torbati on the prospects of renewed nuclear talks after the recent #Israel-#Iran war 👇 wapo.st/4loDbU2

Great reporting from Yeganeh Torbati featuring comments from Hamidreza Azizi Behnam Ben Taleblu بهنام بن طالب لو Mostafa Najafi علی اصغر شفیعیان -- the new talks are coming! washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Interesting piece by Yeganeh Torbati consolidating what we know on Iran's posture on renewed US talks. Short🧵on why Tehran may be setting itself up for failure. - The Islamic Republic is signalling weakness by returning to talks so quickly after a war. 1/10 washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

My not so subtle note to the one and only Yeganeh Torbati in the The Washington Post as to why the regime may be looking more towards political and not military tools post-strike: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

🇮🇷 Why is #Iran's economy struggling? 🛢️Despite #sanctions last year it earnt $78bn from #oil (+ other #energy) exports 📉But living standards have been falling for years 📺Take a 'deep dive' with Mahdi Ghodsi + Richard Nephew speaking to Mark Lobel 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=iYPWME…

Julio González Jr. thought he was being deported back to Venezuela. But the plane landed in El Salvador. “The horror movie started there,” he said. What those freed from CECOT saw at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt Helena Carpio Arelis R. Hernández washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Water shortages, heatwaves and power cuts. ⁦⁦Farnaz Fassihi⁩ , Leily Nikounazar and I, spoke to Iranians about the severe water crisis and its impact on their daily lives. Read our latest for ⁦The New York Times⁩ 💧💧💧 #WaterBankruptcy #Iran nytimes.com/2025/07/26/wor…

The level of destruction in parts of northern Gaza is near-total, heidi levine’ aerial pictures show. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

My latest investigation based on internal case files, documents, and interviews: Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/…

نامه کارآفرینان اقتصاد دیجیتال به رئیس‌جمهور: امنیتی‌سازی استارتاپ‌ها آینده نوآوری کشور را تهدید می‌کند جمعی از کارآفرینان سرشناس حوزه اقتصاد دیجیتال در نامه‌ای سرگشاده به دکتر مسعود پزشکیان، رئیس‌جمهور و رئیس شورای عالی امنیت ملی، نسبت به پیامدهای امنیتی‌سازی فضای استارتاپی

Iran has executed an individual accused of spying for Israel today. The judiciary-run Mizan said that Roozbeh Vadi was “working at one of Iran’s key and sensitive institutions, and given his level of access, he became an appealing target for foreign intelligence services”.

Late last month, the founder of a thriving Iranian tech firm made a startling disclosure, which revealed one of the ways the Revolutionary Guards exert stealthy control over Iran's economy. My story, in front of the paywall: wapo.st/4opp7vz

Divar, Iran's version of Craigslist, tried to go public on the Tehran stock exchange, but the IRGC blocked the move in part due to its outspoken chairman. This story is a microcosm of the IRGC's reach in the Iranian economy and much more. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/…

IRGC support to the regime “now comes at the cost of granting the Guards an increasingly unchecked role in the economy.” Quoted in Yeganeh Torbati's "How the Revolutionary Guard stealthily shapes Iran’s economy" The Washington Post (Washington D.C.) August 6, 25. shorturl.at/WUXBJ

Good piece by Yeganeh Torbati about IRGC influence in Iran's economy.

Great piece by Yeganeh Torbati. I personally know stories of half a dozen #Iran|ian services companies, financial firms, and tech startups crippled or destroyed by the the #IRGC's corruption since the 2000s alone. I'll briefly tell the story of one patriotic-entrepreneur. 1/