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Esmaeil Baqaei
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman; public face of Iran's deniability and nuclear-ambiguity doctrine.
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#149 7 Jul
Invoked MoU Clause 5 to claim Iranian authority over Hormuz routing
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump declares the Iran deal over#144 3 Jul
Iran claims 100 nations, confirms two
Iran Conflict 2026#142 1 Jul
Denied any Iran-US meeting is planned in the coming days
Iran Conflict 2026: Three accounts of one Doha room#142 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Qom clerics draw Tehran's red line
Iran Conflict 2026#139 26 Jun
Mentioned in: Witkoff claims an unseen IAEA letter
Iran Conflict 2026#138 25 Jun
Denied via the Foreign Ministry that Iran had agreed to any inspection arrangement with the US
Iran Conflict 2026: Three inspection claims, no signed paper#137 23 Jun
Denied any Grossi meeting had taken place and said no inspection protocol or plan existed
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump claims inspections; Iran denies it#136 23 Jun
Ruled out IAEA inspections of war-damaged nuclear sites on 23 June
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran takes oil, refuses the inspectors#136 22 Jun
Stated the nuclear file could open only after the US fulfilled MOU obligations including Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran makes Lebanon the gate to talks#133 19 Jun
Mentioned in: Lebanon's deadliest day froze the deal
Iran Conflict 2026#133 19 Jun
Reframed Lebanon from an annulment threat to a timetable lever, tying resumed talks to ceasefire compliance
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran turned Lebanon into a timetable lever#131 18 Jun
Threatened MOU annulment if IDF remained in south Lebanon, calling Lebanon inseparable from the deal
Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran threatens to annul Iran deal#132 18 Jun
Told Al Akhbar on 18 June continued IDF presence in south Lebanon would mean MOU annulment
Iran Conflict 2026: Israeli minister wants Lebanon to burn#131 18 Jun
Confirmed the MOU was finalised electronically with no physical Geneva ceremony
Iran Conflict 2026: Two US carriers stay, blockade runs on#127 14 Jun
Vance, Ghalibaf named but pen stays dry
Iran Conflict 2026#125 12 Jun
Told IRNA reports of a finalised deal were merely speculation
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts strikes, Iran denies deal#125 12 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent drops below $90 on ceasefire bet
Iran Conflict 2026#119 6 Jun
Iran answers Aoun on three fronts
Iran Conflict 2026#108 25 May
Told reporters the deal was not imminent on 25 May
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran meets Qatari mediators in Doha#106 24 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#107 24 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#108 24 May
Kept nuclear deferred to a 60-day Phase 2 outside the current text
Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio names uranium; Iran denies a deal#107 24 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#104 20 May
Three internet tiers, one negotiating line
Iran Conflict 2026#103 20 May
Confirmed Iran-Oman bilateral Hormuz mechanism consultations and Pakistan mediation continuation
Iran Conflict 2026: PGSA opens vessel portal, withholds tariff schedule#103 20 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#104 18 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#102 18 May
Announced Iran-Oman bilateral Hormuz consultations at weekly Tehran press conference
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman draft Hormuz bilateral#97 13 May
#96 12 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#95 11 May
Defended Iran's 10-point proposal as reasonable and responsible
Iran Conflict 2026: Three military options, no signed order#95 11 May
Mentioned in: 1,704 hours offline for 90 million Iranians
Iran Conflict 2026#93 10 May
Mentioned in: Iran hits Doha tanker as Qatar PM meets Rubio
Iran Conflict 2026#93 10 May
Mentioned in: Trump expects Iran reply; signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#94 10 May
Mentioned in: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
Iran Conflict 2026#94 10 May
Mentioned in: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning
Iran Conflict 2026#93 9 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#92 9 May
Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
Iran Conflict 2026#90 7 May
Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Iran reads MOU; reply window to 9 May
Iran Conflict 2026#88 3 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#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump posts "call us" as new US condition
Iran Conflict 2026#79 25 Apr
Confirmed no US-Iran meeting was planned in Pakistan
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi flies home; Witkoff grounded in DC#78 24 Apr
Rejected negotiations and any short-term ceasefire at weekly press briefing
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC ends self-restraint, warns host neighbours#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Parsi reads extension as a climbdown
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 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#75 20 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'#73 19 Apr
Declared uranium as sacred as Iranian soil and rejected US handover claim
Iran Conflict 2026: Baqaei: uranium 'as sacred as Iranian soil'#73 19 Apr
Declared uranium non-transferable on same day Ghalibaf reported progress
Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran's three voices on one Saturday#73 19 Apr
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#46 23 Mar
Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
Iran Conflict 2026#24 6 Mar