Golnar Motevalli

Iran coverage at Bloomberg. Based in Tehran from 2013 to 2020. Native cockney. Priors: Afghanistan and Turkey. Formerly BBC and Reuters. All opinions are mine.

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

Gulliver’s Warning https://t.co/MKjXnz3h3w by @fotoole via @nybooks

[Afshin Ismaeli @Afshin_Ismaeli]

New video from the aftermath of an explosion caused by Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in Tehran’s Resalat district, near Jajroodi Alley. Recorded on March 9, 2026.

[Arash Massoudi @ArashMassoudi]

Iran International is the most-watched Persian news channel in the world.

It's lost £410mn in five years, just had £650mn of debt quietly erased — and won't say who funds it. We found some answers.

w/ @cynthiao @DanielThomasLDN @EuanHealy

https://t.co/4qGc8ANqSy

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

This is a great conversation between two greats @MishalHusain and David Dimbleby

Can Britain’s Politics Cope: David Dimbleby Thinks Not | The Mishal Husa... https://t.co/ho6fjXByhq

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

‘Rehearsals For A Revolution’ Wins L’Oeil D’Or Prize For Top Documentary At Cannes https://t.co/exuV3UR548 via @Deadline

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video showing detained participants of the intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being bound and dragged in Israel's Ashdod Port, writing, "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."

Read more here: https://t.co/jirdAoCedy

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

⁠Ahmadinejad, SERIOUSLY? The Holocaust denier? The wipe Israel off the map guy? The Green Revolution death and torture guy who stole the 2009 elections? The nuclear program accelerator guy? The Islamic fundamentalist end-days guy?

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

We profiled Pegah after the release of her short film 'I'm Trying to Remember' in Feb. 2023. She is super talented and, for me, she exemplifies the ingenuity, creativity and resilience of her generation.

https://t.co/fUxWyBU3dq

[Alireza Talakoubnejad @websterkaroon]

Trailer for "Rehearsals for a Revolution" directed by acclaimed Iranian actress & director Pegah Ahangarani.

It just had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

I haven't been this excited to see a film for a while

[Bloomberg @business]

Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported https://t.co/0L0nyM3eAT

[Nader Itayim | ‌‌نادر ایتیّم @ncitayim]

🇮🇷 Iran's oil ministry infographic showing impact of the war (Hormuz closure) on oil output in the region.

🇸🇦 10.1m b/d to 6.7m b/d (33% 🔻)
🇮🇶 4.2m b/d to 1.4m b/d (66% 🔻)
🇦🇪 3.4m b/d to 2m b/d (40% 🔻)
🇰🇼 2.6m b/d to 0.6m b/d (76% 🔻)

Iran, meanwhile, just 10% 🔻

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE: We’ve gained rare access inside Iran to the cemetery where women and children were buried after a US strike hit a school in Minab.

Devastating stories from grieving families.

Incredible work by colleagues @skyzein @DominicWaghorn

https://t.co/MJLUvzPowu

[PGSA | نهاد مدیریت آبراه خلیج فارس @PGSA_IRAN]

In the Name of God

The official X account of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (#PGSA) is now live.
Follow us for real‑time updates on the #Hormuz_Strait operations and latest developments.

[Variety @Variety]

Asghar Farhadi says "any murder is a crime" when asked at #Cannes about the Iran war.

"Under no circumstances can I accept the fact that another human being should lose his or her life, be it a war, be it executions, be it massacres of demonstrators. It’s extremely cruel and tragic to know that in the world today, despite all the progress which we are supposed to have made, every morning we wake up with news of new innocents being killed without any reason whatsoever."

https://t.co/fY9y6cNEAV

[Joumanna Nasr Bercetche @JoumannaTV]

🚩🚩Bloomberg: The UAE attacked Iran not once but twice: both before and after the April 8 ceasefire between the US, Israel and Tehran, including an Israeli-coordinated response to an Iranian strike on the UAE's Borouge petrochemicals facility.

News that the UAE has carried out military strikes on Iran was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

@samdagher Fiona McDonald

https://t.co/JF65qIX3e4

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

The Qataris, in particular, lobbied the Trump admin to avoid all-out war with Iran. But Kushner and other advisers eventually sided with one of Affinity's preferred investment destinations: Israel, whose PM, Netanyahu, successfully pressured Trump into a joint [war] against Iran

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

An important story about the extraordinary fact that Jared Kushner is helping to lead US efforts to negotiate with Iran. A country his father-in-law has gone to war with, in coordination with Israel.
https://t.co/88f2WFtaOl

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

During Kushner's negotiations with Tehran, Affinity has slowed but not stopped. Its goal is the same as ever: to find lucrative opportunities in technology and finance, particularly in the US and Israel, with money mostly from the Gulf.

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https://t.co/PVK5SYbOjW

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

https://t.co/UXtSO0xo3c "If sanctions are lifted, the oligarchy will capture the benefits. People will see some improvement. The rial will stabilize. Inflation will be better managed. But the underlying structure — the fusion of state power and private extraction — will remain."

[Golnar Motevalli @golnarM]

Iran is ramping up trade with China via rail in a bid to blunt the impact of a US blockade of its ports https://t.co/Ul4mQoAyFA