Ben Bartenstein

@BenBartenstein

@business correspondent & @aajajcamp co-director • Mideast, LatAm, Washington & Wall St • bbartenstei3@bloomberg.net • Signal: bbartens.123

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Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein Sep 18

INVESTIGATION: Inside the US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran.

Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to the disaster.

bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… @business

www.bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein Oct 15

NEWS: Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran until after the US midterms at the earliest. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @business

www.bloomberg.com Pentagon Intends to Hold Iran School Attack Report Past Midterms Top Pentagon officials have expressed their intention to hold off on releasing an internal report into the attack on a school in southern Iran until after the US midterm elections at the earliest,...

Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein Sep 29

Grateful to join @jaketapper/@CNN, discussing our @business investigation into the Feb. 28 US attack on Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.

Seven months later, the US has yet to publicly accept responsibility.

Gift link to our story: bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…

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Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein Sep 10

INVESTIGATION: How a prominent Washington influence firm developed ties to two sanctioned oil kingpins whom Western authorities say are behind shadow networks supporting #Iran and #Russia bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @business

www.bloomberg.com Top US Lobby Firm Had Hidden Ties to Iran, Russia Oil Tycoons Qorvis worked for companies that authorities say are overseen by sanctioned kingpins. The firm says it doesn’t take sanctioned money.

Ben Bartenstein @BenBartenstein Jul 16

Scoop: Hilton is preparing to terminate two controversial hotel management agreements in Frankfurt after the US sanctioned the longtime registered owner of the properties and called him a “key financier” for Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

www.bloomberg.com Hilton Plans Frankfurt Hotel Exit as US Sanctions Iranian Owner Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is preparing to terminate two controversial hotel management agreements in Frankfurt after the US sanctioned the longtime registered owner of the properties and called...