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Nicolas Pelham

London

Middle East Correspondent at The Economist

Middle East correspondent, @TheEconomist. Author of Holy Lands, Journalist of the Year 2021 nominee

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  • Sep 21, 2024 | laphamsquarterly.org | Nicolas Pelham |Philip Ball |Sarah Ruden

    Few places would better qualify for hell on earth. In Basra, gas flares from oil wells shoot upward. They turn the sky orange at night and bake what is already one of the hottest places on earth by day. The ground is cooked to toast. The wreckage of past invasions and wars litters a landscape otherwise unremittingly barren and flat. Most of the palm trees that covered the surface have either wilted or been severed by shells.

  • Oct 26, 2023 | afr.com | Nicolas Pelham

    PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityIsraeli-Palestinian conflictMuhammad Deif transformed the militant group from a cluster of terrorist cells into a force capable of invading Israel. Nicolas PelhamOct 27, 2023 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleA few hours after Hamas slaughtered hundreds of civilians in Israel on October 7th, the man who planned the attacks made a rare public appearance.

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Nicolas Pelham
Nicolas Pelham @NicolasPelham
6 Feb 21

And a more recent rendition... So long, farewell. @SoundofMusic, Tehran, #Iran, 2019. اشکها و لبخندها https://t.co/1YDEV0FB7w

Nicolas Pelham
Nicolas Pelham @NicolasPelham
6 Feb 21

RT @NegarMortazavi: As a little girl growing up in Iran, I loved watching @SoundofMusic and Captain was one of my favorites. The film was f…