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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
Iran answers Aoun on three fronts
Iran Conflict 2026#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#10624 May
Told IRNA nuclear issues are absent from current negotiations; sequencing is war-end first, nuclear after
Iran Conflict 2026: Three powers tell three uranium stories#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
Three internet tiers, one negotiating line
Iran Conflict 2026#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
Confirmed on 20 May that Pakistan's channel had relayed 'corrective points' from Iran to Washington
Iran Conflict 2026: Naqvi flies to Tehran with corrective points#9713 May
#9612 May
Stated on 12 May that ending the war and lifting the Hormuz blockade are prerequisites to nuclear talks resumption
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi flies to BRICS Delhi 14-15 May#9511 May
Defended Iran's 10-point proposal as reasonable and responsible
Iran Conflict 2026: Three military options, no signed order#9511 May
Mentioned in: 1,704 hours offline for 90 million Iranians
Iran Conflict 2026#9410 May
Mentioned in: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
Iran Conflict 2026#9410 May
Mentioned in: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning
Iran Conflict 2026#9310 May
Mentioned in: Iran hits Doha tanker as Qatar PM meets Rubio
Iran Conflict 2026#9310 May
Mentioned in: Trump expects Iran reply; signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#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#929 May
Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
Iran Conflict 2026#907 May
Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#916 May
Iran reads MOU; reply window to 9 May
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Confirmed Tehran received and was reviewing a written US response via Pakistan to the 14-point ceasefire text
Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan carries first US written reply#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump posts "call us" as new US condition
Iran Conflict 2026#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#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: Parsi reads extension as a climbdown
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Demanded immediate release of Touska vessel and crew and described US blockade as a criminal act and a violation of the ceasefire agreement
Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran converges on 'table of surrender'#7520 Apr
Told Fararu in Farsi that message exchanges with America continue and Iran will host a Pakistani delegation, running a parallel track to maximalist rhetoric in English-language channels
Iran Conflict 2026: Baqaei in Farsi: message exchanges continue#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
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#4623 Mar
Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar