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Golnar Motevalli

Head of Iran Coverage at Bloomberg News

Iran coverage at Bloomberg. Erstwhile Tehraner. Native cockney. Priors: Afghanistan and Turkey. Formerly BBC and Reuters. All opinions are mine.

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  • 5 days ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Jonathan Tirone |Golnar Motevalli

    The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said talks between Iran and the U.S. are at a “crucial stage” and warned they have limited time to resolve their years-long standoff. “There is a possibility of a good outcome but nothing is guaranteed,” Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in comments recorded during a visit to Tehran on Thursday and shared with Bloomberg.

  • 6 days ago | financialpost.com | Bruce Einhorn |Golnar Motevalli

    It’s also gained from Iran’s stronger relationship with Russia in recent years. In January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a strategic partnership agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, a Russian rocket launched the first two privately-developed Iranian satellites to orbit.

  • 6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Bruce Einhorn |Golnar Motevalli

    In this photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Dec. 6, 2024, the Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket is launched at Iran's Imam Khomeini spaceport in rural Semnan province. (Bloomberg) -- Iran’s southeastern seaport of Chabahar is a popular tourist destination renowned for its cliff-lined beaches and rugged, treeless peaks known locally as “Martian mountains.” Soon the region will have more than just a poetic connection to outer space.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Golnar Motevalli

    Khalid bin Salman meets with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, in this photo supplied by Iranian Leader Press Office, on April 17. (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Khalid Bin Salman met Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, a sign that Riyadh is taking an active role in efforts to avoid a major security crisis between the US and Tehran. The meeting marks the first time in almost two decades that a high-level Saudi official has met Khamenei.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jonathan Tirone |Golnar Motevalli

    Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during an interview at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Grossi says more countries are considering whether they need their own deterrent.

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Golnar Motevalli
Golnar Motevalli @golnarM
11 Apr 25

Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S. https://t.co/z4pNp9zvN9 https://t.co/ZQ0iUIjEes

Golnar Motevalli
Golnar Motevalli @golnarM
11 Apr 25

When officials from the Trump administration and Iran finally meet for the first time tomorrow to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, they will have a huge amount of ground to cover https://t.co/WEENh1v3S9 via @bpolitics

Golnar Motevalli
Golnar Motevalli @golnarM
11 Apr 25

RT @hrw: Iranian authorities are preparing to carry out finger amputation sentences against three men imprisoned for theft following grossl…