Mahtab Divsalar

Mahtab Divsalar joined OCCRP in 2025 as an investigative journalist focusing on uncovering corruption and money laundering, and the effects of U.S. sanctions on Iran. She has worked on several collaborative projects, including Dubai Unlocked and Dominica: Passports of the Caribbean. 

Previously, she worked for more than two decades in Farsi-language media, spanning newspapers, radio, television, and digital platforms. Mahtab began her journalism career in Tehran in the 1990s and relocated to the U.S. in 2003 to continue working free from the political constraints facing journalists in Iran. In the U.S., she was a managing editor and television producer for Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, where she led coverage of global affairs and Iranian politics.