The Aftermath of a Helicopter Crash That Killed the President of Iran

Introducing our H2H contributor on the ground inside Iran, bringing us exclusive insights into life behind the state controlled headlines. For security reasons, they are filing as 'Marcus Paolo'.

In January 2023, I published a piece I’d been asked to write for Politico Magazine, The Women of Iran Are Not Backing Down. I learned it was live via what was then still called Twitter - a tweet from Richard Branson. Before I knew it, this essay had gone viral, eclipsing anything I’d ever done at the BBC - including that time we got Hillary Clinton to …