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Esmaeil Baqaei

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman and primary diplomatic voice during the 2026 conflict.

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#1196 Jun
#10825 May

Told reporters the deal was not imminent on 25 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran meets Qatari mediators in Doha
#10724 May

Confirmed nuclear talks deferred to 60-day second phase after any signed war-ending MOU

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran defers nuclear talks to phase two
#10824 May

Kept nuclear deferred to a 60-day Phase 2 outside the current text

Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio names uranium; Iran denies a deal
#10724 May

Stated agreement is not imminent and nuclear talks deferred to a 60-day second phase

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran demands $12bn freed before Hormuz
#10320 May

Confirmed on 20 May that Pakistan mediation channel remains active with corrective points exchanged

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
#10420 May
#10320 May

Confirmed Iran-Oman bilateral Hormuz mechanism consultations and Pakistan mediation continuation

Iran Conflict 2026: PGSA opens vessel portal, withholds tariff schedule
#10218 May

Announced Iran-Oman bilateral Hormuz consultations at weekly Tehran press conference

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman draft Hormuz bilateral
#10418 May
#9511 May

Defended Iran's 10-point proposal as reasonable and responsible

Iran Conflict 2026: Three military options, no signed order
#939 May

Dismissed the missed 9 May MOU reply window, stating Iran does not pay attention to deadlines

Iran Conflict 2026: Mokhber calls Hormuz an atomic-bomb equivalent
#907 May
#916 May
#7925 Apr

Confirmed no US-Iran meeting was planned in Pakistan

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi flies home; Witkoff grounded in DC
#7824 Apr

Rejected negotiations and any short-term ceasefire at weekly press briefing

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC ends self-restraint, warns host neighbours
#7319 Apr

Declared uranium as sacred as Iranian soil and rejected US handover claim

Iran Conflict 2026: Baqaei: uranium 'as sacred as Iranian soil'
#7319 Apr

Declared uranium non-transferable on same day Ghalibaf reported progress

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran's three voices on one Saturday
#7319 Apr
Issued contradictory public positions byMBMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7319 Apr
Publicly rejected handover claimDTDonald Trump
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#4623 Mar
#246 Mar

Claimed a Tehran school strike killed 27 students — dismissed by Israel

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims school in Tehran was struck